China and Iran to Conduct Joint Naval Exercises in the Persian Gulf - NYTimes.com

China and Iran to Conduct Joint Naval Exercises in the Persian Gulf - NYTimes.com The news agency posted images of one of the destroyers docking in the port of Bandar Abbas, where it was given a military welcome. The Iranian and Chinese Navies were scheduled to start joint exercises on Monday, focusing on rescue missions, Iranian news media reported. China has been expanding the areas where its navy operates, most recently joining the effort to fight piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/world/middleeast/china-and-iran-to-conduct-joint-naval-exercises-in-the-persian-gulf.html?utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1c6ee2e573-Sinocism09_22_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-1c6ee2e573-29615013&mc_cid=1c6ee2e573&mc_eid=5935182a65