A joint naval drill of Iran, China, Russia, India, Brazil, Oman, the Republic of South Africa, and Pakistan will be held in the Gulf soon, Commander of the Iranian Navy Shahram Irani said, Paralel.Az reports.

"The three main countries in the joint drills are Iran, Russia and China. We have also invited Pakistan, Brazil, Oman, India, the Republic of South Africa and some neighboring countries in the Caspian Sea as observers," he added.