Tehran, Iran – China, Iran, and Russia conducted a joint naval exercise in the Middle East on Tuesday, with a display of force in one area still uncomfortable. Tehran’s rapidly expanding nuclear program And Yemen’s Hawii rebels Threat of new attacks on ships.
A joint drill called Maritime Security Belt 2025 took place in the Gulf of Oman near the strategic strategy of hormose, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, through which the fifth worldwide of all crude oil passes. Has seen the area around the Strait in the past Iran occupies commercial ships And Start suspected attacks In the aftermath of President Donald Trump Unilaterally withdraws America with world powers from Tehran’s nuclear deal.
The exercise was marked in the fifth year which all three countries participated in the exercise.
This year’s exercise received a warning of the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Parasions Center of the British Army late Monday night, stating that the Strait had GPS interference, which had interrupted for several hours and the crew was forced to rely on backup navigation methods.
“This was GPS jamming to reduce the target capacity of drones and missiles,” wrote the intelligence analyst at the EOS Risk group. “However, the electronic navigation system has been interfered with in the region earlier during the period of increasing stress and military exercises.”
Russia’s Defense Ministry identified the ships sent to the exercise, as the Corvets Razkee and the hero of the Russian Federation Aadar Tsidenzapov, as well as tanker Pachenega. China’s Defense Ministry said it had sent guided-missile Destroyer Baoto and extensive supply ship Gaouhu. Neither offered the counting of employees.
Neither China nor Russia actively patrolled the wider Middle East, whose waterways remain crucial for global ENERGY ZO supply. Instead they mostly lead the western countries greatly US Navy’s Bahirin -based 5th convoy. Exercise observers include Azerbaijan, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates – Probably. Keep an eye.
However, in Iran, both China and Russia have a DEEP PHANDA interest. For China, that is Iranian crude oil continued to buy Despite facing Western sanctions, possibly at a discount compared to global prices. Beijing is also one of the top markets for Iranian imports.
Russia, in the meantime, depends on Iran The supply of drones carrying bombs is used in the war against Ukraine.
The exercise marks Iran’s state -run television network as a big moment. During the night exercise, the segments showing live-fires and deck guns on the ship are showing manning sailors. The exercise comes after the Iranian months of exercise that targeted its air protection and sites associated with its ballistic missile program following a direct Israeli attack on the country.
When Tehra rejected the attack .It, he was shaken and came as a campaign of Israeli murder and attacks, he escaped. Iran’s self-welcome “axis of resistance” – A series of terrorist groups connected with the Islamic Republic. Syrian President Bashar Asad was also overturned in December, with Iran’s hold on the wider area.
At all times, Iran has become more and more enriched at the level of weapons-grade near the uranium, which has been done only by nuclear-sorned countries. Tehra has long maintained that his program is for peaceful purposes, yet his officials threaten to move the bomb.
Israel and the US at Iran’s nuclear program Both warnings have been drawn that it will not allow Tehran to get a bomb, indicating military action against the program. But last week, Trump sent a letter For the highest leader of Iran Ali KhameniTo get a new nuclear deal with Tehran. Iran says he has not received a letter, but has still issued a provocation of pronunciation.
Like an unstable ceasefire from Israel War against Hamas in the Gaza barYemen’s Hauti rebels have threatened to resume their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, Eden’s Gulf and Babe al-Mandab Strait that combines two waterways.
Abdul-Malik al-Hauti, a secret leader of the rebels, warned on Friday that Attacks against a vessel attached to Israel If the aid does not resume in Gaza, Yemen will resume within four days. The timeframe arrived and went on Tuesday. Although no attacks have been reported, they put camps on the edge again. Rebels targeted more than 100 merchant ships with missiles and drones, Two utensils drowning in their campaign He has also killed four sailors.
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Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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