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India and Russia have signed a logistics exchange agreement to enhance military cooperation, boosting Moscow's influence in the Indian Ocean and New Delhi's presence in the Arctic. This agreement, signed in Moscow, includes military exercises and humanitarian missions.
The US Central Command has announced the deployment of an amphibious assault ship carrying approximately <strong>1800 Marines</strong> in the <strong>Indian Ocean</strong>, raising speculation about a potential ground operation against <strong>Iran</strong>. The USS Tripoli, part of an amphibious readiness group, is present in the region at a sensitive time.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced the downing of a US F-18 fighter jet in the skies over Chabahar, following a missile strike from its air defense system. This incident escalates tensions in a region already fraught with conflict.