(MENAFN) As tensions simmer with Iran, Saudi Arabia's navy will hold exercises in the Gulf and the strategic Strait of Hormuz early next week, the navy chief said on Wednesday.
Exercise "Gulf Shield 1" will also take place in the Sea of Oman, with ships, planes, marines and other personnel taking part, said Royal Saudi Navy commander.
Saudi Arabia and Iran, which lie on opposite sides of the Gulf, have no diplomatic relations and are at odds over regional issues including the wars in Syria and Yemen.
Gulf Shield 1 is part of a series of exercises the fleet has carried out in the area, Sultan said in comments cited by the official Saudi Press Agency.
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