A Defence spokesperson confirms Iranian vessels have been monitored by Australia while operating in the region.
abc.net.au/news/iranian-warships-transiting-south-pacific-global-show-force/101822792Two Iranian warships have been tracked passing through the South Pacific on a global deployment aimed at demonstrating the Islamic republic's growing military power and maritime reach.
"As part of Australia's broader whole-of-government maritime border protection efforts, Defence routinely monitors maritime traffic in the vicinity of our exclusive economic zone and maritime approaches," the spokesperson said.In February last year, two Chinese warships that had also sailed past Indonesia
On Christmas Day, France's Pacific Command revealed it had made contact with the Iranian vessels after they declared their intention to pass just below the remote Marquesas Islands.A Falcon 200 surveillance aircraft monitored the IRIS Dena and IRIS Makran as they approached French Polynesia's EEZ.
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