The “Sahand 2025” joint military exercise being held in northwestern Iran aims to confront terrorism and involve five participating countries, with total involvement from “13 to 14 countries,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei announced, IRNA news agency reports.

He said the exercise demonstrates Iran’s commitment to coordinated, multilateral responses to terrorism, a threat that no country can tackle alone due to its transnational nature.

Baqaei expressed hope that such cooperation would expand to cover other domains, including transnational organized crime.