“American, Iraqi and Kuwaiti” naval maneuvers carry several messages

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[size=52]“American, Iraqi and Kuwaiti” naval maneuvers carry several messages[/size]

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[size=45]For the second time in four months, the US Fifth Fleet is conducting joint naval maneuvers with the Iraqi and Kuwaiti navies in the Persian Gulf, with the aim of strengthening regional maritime security, according to an American statement.[/size]
[size=45]The three countries conducted a similar patrol in the middle of the Gulf on the 25th of last August, and the maneuvers were carried out more than a month and a half after the government of Muhammad Shia al-Sudani took over the administration of the country, which is known to be affiliated with the coordination framework.[/size]
[size=45]maneuver drills[/size]
[size=45]A statement from the US Fifth Fleet stated that "ships from the US Navy worked with ships from the Iraqi Navy and the Kuwaiti Coast Guard forces, and carried out exercises on maneuvering and maritime security."[/size]
[size=45]"Partnerships are the foundation of maritime security and stability in the Middle East, and our continued cooperation indicates our collective commitment to protecting regional waters," said Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of the US Naval Forces Central Command, Fifth Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces.[/size]
[size=45]message to Iran[/size]
[size=45]The director of the Republic Center for Strategic Studies, Moataz Abdel Hamid, believes that the joint maneuvers are a message to Iran, while he called for building an Iraqi naval force equipped with modern naval vessels.[/size]
[size=45]Abdul Hamid said, "These maneuvers are a message to Iran in response to the Iranian boats' provocation of the American fleet in the Gulf," noting that "the maneuvers represent a show of strength more than military training, and prove to Iran that Iraq is within the security system of the Arab Gulf states, and of course in order to train Its elements are to protect the waterways there.”[/size]
[size=45]The navy is weak[/size]
[size=45]He added, “Iraq does not have a navy at the present time, and our boats are old and did not develop modern boats, and Iraq did not request military naval vessels or increase the capabilities of the naval forces,” noting that the existing pieces are naval vessels that were not destroyed in the second Gulf War, and are used by Coast Guard to prevent smuggling on Iraqi beaches and ports.[/size]
[size=45]The potential is missing[/size]
[size=45]He explained that Iraq does not have battleships or gunboats in order to be able to conduct large maneuvers, and that its capabilities do not rise to the average level of capabilities, pointing out that Iraq “had a very large base, which is the al-Bakr base, and this base joined the Kuwaiti lands after the demarcation of the borders, Some simple rules remained in the ports of Faw.”[/size]
[size=45]He added that Iraq previously and before 2003 possessed a strategy to establish military bases and a naval force, and factories were established to repair and maintain naval boats, and a contract was concluded with Italy to supply Iraq with boats and naval battleships, and the Italian side received the full amount and the former Minister of Defense visited Italy and demanded the Italian side to implement The project and equipping Iraq with these boats, which were paid for by the previous authority, indicating that there were plans for Iraq to acquire submarines.[/size]
[size=45]Naval rules[/size]
[size=45]Abdul Hameed stressed the need for Iraq to have naval bases similar to the naval bases in the Gulf, indicating that Iraq intends to establish the port of Faw and has ports for oil export, which requires protecting its sea lanes on the Arabian Gulf.[/size]
[size=45]The future plan to increase Iraqi oil exports includes several axes, the most important of which, according to the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, is the increase in export outlets, the establishment of 24 tanks with a capacity of 58 thousand cubic meters per tank, and the implementation of the marine pipeline project from the Al-Faw depot overlooking the Iraqi coast to the oil export ports.[/size]
[size=45]Abdul Hamid called for benefiting from the expertise of the US Navy, which has a large fleet in the Persian Gulf.[/size]
[size=45]Strategic cooperation[/size]
[size=45]In the opinion of the director of the Iraq Center for Strategic Studies, Ghazi Faisal, that these maneuvers fall within the framework of closer military strategic cooperation for the three countries, indicating that these maneuvers will raise the capabilities of the Iraqi naval forces.[/size]
[size=45]Faisal said, "These maneuvers are an important message that the relations between the United States of America and the ministries of defense in Iraq and Kuwait are strategic and close, within the framework of ensuring mutual interests and guaranteeing regional security in the Arab Gulf and the Middle East," noting that "these maneuvers mean that the strategic alliance agreement and the economic and political partnership Scientific and cultural relations between Iraq and Washington are still active and play a key role in strengthening the multiple relations at all levels.[/size]
[size=45]A message to Iran's allies[/size]
[size=45]He added that the maneuvers are an important message to Iran's allies in the political process and to Iran, to the effect that the United States of America remains committed to protecting economic interests and facing the various challenges facing Iraq, noting that it also represents a message to Iran that Washington will not abandon Iraq as a strategic ally and a country that constitutes A geopolitical focal area for regional security in the Middle East and the Arabian Gulf, and Washington's vital strategic interests.[/size]
[size=45]development of the Iraqi navy[/size]
[size=45]He stressed that the maneuvers constitute an important factor for raising the efficiency of the Iraqi naval force in cooperation with the US Navy, which is considered the first in the world and in various seas, and possesses high-level armament capabilities, pointing out that dealing with the Iraqi naval force with its modest capabilities will raise the efficiency of the Iraqi naval officers, soldiers and various crews in coordination.[/size]
[size=45]He added that the joint work with the Fifth Fleet and the Special Fleet in the State of Kuwait, which is advanced and developed, will raise the ability of the Iraqi Navy to coordinate and hit specific targets, considering that this step confirms the depth of the strategic relations between Iraq, Kuwait and the United States in the Arab Gulf region and the Middle East.[/size]
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