A Chinese naval fleet consisting of three vessels, which is currently on a far-sea comprehensive training mission, arrived at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday for a four-day friendly visit.
This is the first visit of the Chinese naval task group's amphibious dock landing ship Changbaishan (Hull 989) and comprehensive training vessel Xiangqianjin-1 (Hull 88) to Indonesia, and the fourth visit of training vessel Zheng He (Hull 81).
During the visit, commanding officers of Chinese naval task group will meet with leaders of the Indonesian Navy, and naval sailors from both sides will hold sports activities.
Changbaishan and Zheng He will also organize open ship day activities.
Chinese navy fleet arrives in Indonesia for friendly visit
Thousands of Iranians attended a funeral on Tuesday to mourn 165 students killed in Saturday's U.S.-Israeli strikes on a school in the city of Minab.
While Iran condemned Israel for the attacks, Israel said it was not aware of the strike on the school.
Joint military strikes launched by the U.S. and Israel on Iran on Saturday morning have triggered a sharp escalation across the Middle East in recent days, setting off waves of missile exchanges, mounting casualties, and far-reaching political and security repercussions.
Israel continued its strikes on Tehran, with Iran's state media putting the death toll from the past four days of joint U.S.-Israeli attacks at 787 as of Tuesday.
Iran has carried out more retaliatory strikes across the Middle East, including on targets in Israel, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the Strait of Hormuz is now closed, and warned that any vessels attempting to pass through will be targeted.
U.S. President Donald Trump told the New York Times on Sunday that the conflict with Iran could continue for more than a month.
Thousands attend funeral in Iran for students killed in US-Israeli strikes
