Sometime at the end of March, Iran and Oman will hold joint naval exercises.  Oman is located northeast of Yemen, south of the Strait of Hormuz along the Indian Ocean.

The majority of Oman’s Muslims are Ibadhi, with major differences from Iran’s Shi’a.  The government of Oman is a Unitary Islamic Absolute Monarcy.

The planned March war games, and rescue drills, would be the third time Iran and Oman held such exercises.