{"id":93692,"date":"2019-12-28T13:12:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-28T17:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=93692"},"modified":"2019-12-28T13:12:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-28T17:12:02","slug":"russia-china-and-iran-holding-joint-naval-drills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=93692","title":{"rendered":"Russia, China, and Iran Holding Joint Naval Drills"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_93763\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93763\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-93763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Chinese-guided-missle-destroyer-by-AFP-slash-Mark-Schiefelbein-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Chinese-guided-missle-destroyer-by-AFP-slash-Mark-Schiefelbein-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Chinese-guided-missle-destroyer-by-AFP-slash-Mark-Schiefelbein-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Chinese-guided-missle-destroyer-by-AFP-slash-Mark-Schiefelbein.jpg 621w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Chinese guided-missile destroyer. (AFP\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Russians, Chinse, and Iranians are conducting joint maritime drills in the Persian Gulf. One of the reasons for this drill, they claim, is to support stability. In order to support this stability, the Chinese sent a ship that they call an &#8220;aircraft carrier killer&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>For their part, the Iranians claim that this exercise would address terrorism and security. The Chinese and Russians have been holding joint military exercises in the western Pacific area. This is a topic covered by media in Asia, some conservative media here, but not as much in our mainstream.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From Military.com:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The US reimposed crippl<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ing sanctions o<\/span>n Iran in May last year after withdrawing from the international deal aimed at tackling the Islamic Republic&#8217;s nuclear program, prompting Tehran to hit back with countermeasures.<\/p>\n<p>Remaining parties to the badly weakened 2015 deal include China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany.<\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s foreign minister said the exercises were part of &#8220;normal military cooperation&#8221; between the three countries.<\/p>\n<p>In June, US President Donald Trump authorized a military strike after Iran shot down a US drone, only to call off the retaliation at the last moment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You could read the whole article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2019\/12\/26\/china-russia-iran-hold-joint-naval-drills.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Russians, Chinse, and Iranians are conducting joint maritime drills in the Persian Gulf. 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