Naval forces of Iran and Oman will conduct joint military exercises in May 2012, Deputy Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces, General Mostafa Salami, Iranian FARS news agency reported.
Salami said exercises will be conducted in the sea. "Before it we twice carried out military exercises with Oman on providing help and rescue operations in the sea. After talks, we decided to conduct military exercises. We hope that we will be able to conduct joint exercises with other neighboring countries in the future," Salami said.
The last time Iran and Oman's militaries held exercises on providing help and rescue operations in the sea on Feb. 9.