STORY: Russian corvette "Stoikiy" arrived in Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday (February 17) and releasing video of arrival and welcoming ceremony.

Russian and Iranian navy forces "coordinated actions to ensure the safety of civilian shipping," the ministry said in a statement accompanying video.

Iran and Russia will conduct navy drills in the Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean on Thursday, the Iranian semi-official Fars news agency reported, a few days after Revolutionary Guards conducted military drills in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Russian warship arrives in Iran ahead of planned naval drills

VIDEO SHOWS: RUSSIAN CORVETTE "STOIKIY" ARRIVING TO IRANIAN PORT OF BANDAR ABBAS / RUSSIAN AND IRANIAN MILITARY OFFICIALS DURING WELCOMING CEREMONY

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SHOWS: BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN (RELEASED FEBRUARY 17, 2026) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY - Must on screen courtesy "Russian Defence Ministry")

1. (MUTE) VARIOUS OF TIME LAPSE OF ACTION CAMERA FOOTAGE OF RUSSIAN CORVETTE "STOIKIY" ("RESILIENT") ARRIVING TO IRANIAN PORT OF BANDAR ABBAS

2. VARIOUS OF RUSSIAN AND IRANIAN SERVICEMEN ON BOARD

3. VARIOUS OF WELCOMING DELEGATION SEEN FROM ARRIVING CORVETTE

4. VARIOUS OF RUSSIAN NAVAL COMMANDER SHAKING HANDS WITH IRANIAN NAVY OFFICERS

5. IRANIAN DELEGATION WALKING ON BOARD OF RUSSIAN CORVETTE

6. IRANIAN AND RUSSIAN NAVY OFFICERS SITTING TOGETHER

7. IRANIAN AND RUSSIAN NAVY OFFICERS SHAKING HANDS