Agreement on Naval Cooperation in the

<strong>Agreement</strong> on Naval Cooperation in the
Persian Gulf
Article 1 - <strong>Agreement</strong>
The Navy of India, The Coastguard of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the naval contingency task
force of the Gulf Cooperation Council have hereby established a cooperative security scheme in the
following fields: Search and Rescue, Anti-Piracy, environmental degradation & Combatting of
Drugs Smuggling.
Article 2 – Area of Operations
The activities under the cooperative security scheme may only be undertaken in the Persian Gulf.
Hot pursuit in combatting drug smuggling and anti-piracy may be conducted in international waters
until the Gulf of Aden.
Article 3 – Joint Committee
An Indian vice-Admiral is the overall commander of the joint naval task force.
India, I.R. of Iran, and the GCC undertake to establish a Joint Naval Committee to guide naval
strategies and operational activities of the cooperative security scheme.
Article 4 – Assignment of Assets
The parties of the agreement hereby commit the following naval assets to the cooperation security
regime:
India
Iran
GCC
- One Frigate
- A Catamaran Troop Carrier
- Four Attack helicopters
- Two stealth Coastguard ships
- One Mine Sweeper
- One Marine Science Ship
- Five Helicopters
- Ten Fighter aircraft
- Four Speed-boats

Article 5 – Maritime Surveillance
A maritime surveillance center is hereby established in Ras-al-Khaiman by the UAE, which
maintains a register of commercial ships passing through the Hormuz –strait. It publishes on the
Internet for the use and consideration of the general public.
Article 6 – Joint Exercises
The parties regularly engage in joint exercises. It invites EU, Russia, China, and the US observers to
participate.
Article 7 – Delimitation of Maritime Borders
The Islamic Republic of Iran, at this moment, agrees to submit outstanding issues of disputes on the
delimitation of maritime borders to arbitration according to procedures recognized under
international law unless an agreement has not been reached by mutual agreement on a permanent
regime within two years of the signing of this agreement.
The delimitation of the maritime borders shall serve the purpose of confidence-building and joint
exploration of the sea bed.
Article 8 – Diplomatic Relations
The parties to the agreement hereby exchange naval attachés.
Article 9 – Base Facilities
The Joint Naval Task Force has a permanent base at Hormuz Island.
Article 10 – Port of Calls
The Joint Naval Task Force may undertake port of calls throughout the territories of the parties to
the cooperation scheme and all other parties interested in friendly and peaceful cooperation in the
Persian Gulf.
Article 11 – Financing
The parties entertain the costs of the security cooperation scheme according to the following
distribution key:
The Government of India: 30 %
The Government of Iran: 30 %
The Governments of GCC: 40 %
Done, Bushire 2024.