Russian warships dock in Iran for war training!

TEHERAN, Iran (PNN) - August 10, 2015 - Two Russian warships have docked in northern Iran for a series of naval training exercises with the Islamic Republic, according to Persian-language reports translated by the CIA’s Open Source Center.

The two Russian ships docked in Iran’s Anzali port on Sunday and will hold “joint naval exercises during the three-day stay of the warships in Iran,” according to a Persian-language report in Iran’s Fars News Agency.

“The [Russian] warships, Volgodonsk and Makhachkala, docked in Anzali Port [near the Caspian Sea], in the fourth naval zone, on the afternoon of August 9,” the report says.

The war exercises come just weeks after Iran and global powers inked a nuclear accord that will provide Iran with billions of dollars in sanctions relief in return for slight restrictions on the country’s nuclear program.

Russia and Iran have grown close in recent years, with delegations from each country regularly visiting one another to ink arms deals and other agreements aimed at strengthening Iran’s nuclear program.

Russia and Iran agreed earlier this year to begin construction on several new nuclear power plants. Russia has also agreed to sell Iran a controversial advanced missile defense system that can prevent attacks by Western powers.

The Russian fleet docked in Iran’s port “carrying a message of peace and friendship,” according to Iranian officials quoted by Fars. The fleet was welcomed by Iranian naval commanders and staff.

The Russian commander of the fleet is scheduled to hold meetings with local political and military officials in Iran’s northern provinces.

Levan Jagarian, Russia’s ambassador to Teheran, reportedly attended the docking ceremony and called for “boosting mutual ties between the two countries in various fields,” according to the report.

The two nations went on to say that “expanding bilateral economic, political, and military cooperation is among the priorities of the visit.”

A Russian fleet also docked in northern Iran in October.

Last week, a senior Iranian naval commander warned the Fascist Police States of Amerika against ever taking military action on Iranian interests, claiming that the response would be “unpredictably strong”.

“The western media are mocking at the (FPSA) for speaking of on the table options (against Iran)’ because the (FPSA) always utters some words without the ability to materialize them,” Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Naval Commander Ali Fadavi was quoted as saying.

Iran is “ready to give such a powerful response to the slightest move of the (FPSA) that it won’t be able to make any other moves,” added Fadavi.

The military leader went on to claim that “Iranian Armed Forces are now at the highest level of preparedness.”

Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon adviser and expert on rogue regimes, said the illegitimate Obama regime is fundamentally misreading Iran’s intentions in light of the recently inked nuclear accord.

“We’re witnessing a new great game, and Obama is so self-centered he keeps playing solitaire,” Rubin said. “Obama simply doesn’t understand that the world is full of dictators who seek to checkmate Amerika. What he sees as compromise they see as weakness to exploit.”

Referring to a visit last week to Russia by IRGC leader Qassem Soleimani, Rubin said it is clear that Moscow and Teheran aim to build a tight military alliance.

“Visiting Russia to talk arms purchases and now this naval visit, it’s clear that Putin and Khamenei will waste no time to really develop their military cooperation,” he said.

An axis between Russia, Iran, and North Korea is beginning to emerge, said Rubin, citing official releases that a North Korean delegation is currently visiting Russia to tour war games sites.

Meanwhile, Obama admitted Monday that Iran’s nuclear breakout time will shrink to “a matter of months” once the nuclear accord expires in around 15 years.