Foreign Minister Araghchi says the Caspian Sea is as strategically important to Iran as the Persian Gulf.

The commanders of the Navy of Iran, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan sign a strategic cooperation document.

Rear Admiral Shahram Irani of Iran’s Navy says the Caspian Sea littoral states do not need foreign powers to ensure regional security.

With access to vast water bodies—the Caspian Sea to the north, and the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman to the south—Iran holds immense potential to expand its fisheries and aquaculture industries.

Iran and Russia have wrapped up joint search-and-rescue drills in the Caspian Sea.

The Caspian drilling is a major step towards further strengthening the country's oil and gas industry, demonstrating Iran's technical and engineering capabilities and self-sufficiency in this field.

With more than 5,800 kilometers of coastline in the north and south, Iran has a high capacity for developing a sea-based economy.