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Moscow has condemned the US attack on Iran, but they have not made it clear whether Russia would join Iran if there were to be a war with the US. Fears of a war have been sparked after the United States’s assassination of Iran’s top military commander Qassem Soleimani in an air strike in Baghdad on January 3. Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs labelled the decision as “fraught with grave consequences for the regional peace and stability” in a statement on Friday.

Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said to the Russian news agency TASS: “Russia’s growing presence in the World Ocean annoys some leading powers, which have stepped up the struggle for access to natural resources. “In order to be able to counter any provocative actions by our opponents we are building an up-to-date high-tech Navy. “For this we have a robust scientific potential, qualified engineers and workers and well-trained personnel.

Putin is maintaining Russia's national security

Putin led military drills this week

“This wide representation will enable us to consider in great detail the problems we are faced with and to identify solutions. “I have no doubt that we are going to have a very meaningful and constructive dialogue. “The Navy has always been a symbol of a strong Russian state and a major factor for maintaining national security.” SEE MORE: Ready for war: Putin oversees missile launches by combined naval force

The navy has been seen as a symbol of a strong Russian state

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