China is going to carry out joint naval drills with Russia and Iran in the coming weeks, as the US forces and Iran-backed Houthi militias forces counter-strikes and mount strikes in the Middle East. Russian and Iranian media quoted Rear Adm. Shahram Irani, the commander of Iran’s navy, stating that the drills would be held before March end and aimed toward “regional security”.
Per Iran’s Tasnim news agency – which referred to the drills as a “war game” – Irani mentioned that several other...