Exercises to be held December 27-30 at Gulf of Oman, amid tensions over nuke deal's unraveling; Tehran says the goal is 'fighting terrorism and piracy'

Maneuvers in the Indian Ocean seen as response to recent US exercise with Saudi Arabia in which Chinese navy also participated

Rouhani tells parliament the 'resistance budget' will beat American embargoes; says $5 billion loan from Russia being finalized

Move is not in protest of nuke deal violations, but rather due to uranium's technological incompatibility with production of isotopes for medical purposes

Head of Iranian navy says military maneuvers to start in the Indian Ocean on December 27, calls for Beijing to collaborate on production of warships

Head of the country's atomic energy agency says Iran will stay below 20% threshold; announcement comes as Tehran says it will restart centrifuges at underground Fordo plant

Both Brussels and Moscow urge return to collapsing nuclear accord, though Putin's office says it understand's Tehran's position

Ariel Bulshtein also claims Jerusalem reciprocated, canceling deals with Ukraine that were uncomfortable for Moscow

Russia is becoming the last global power militarily engaged in the region. Many analysts warn of great dangers for Israel, but one also sees opportunities

Family members had said Yulia Yuzik was accused of espionage, but Tehran later said she was detained over an issue with her visa