Nor is it time to allow them to continue to benefit from US Investment dollars now that they are no longer a developing country. But they are one of the most advanced economies in the world and certainly a rising military power. We know that China, Iran and Russia have conducted joint naval drills in the Middle east called the Maritime Security Belt 2025. These exercises took place in the Gulf of Oman near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all crude oil traded in the world passes. (12:07–12:19)
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Asserts that China, Iran, and Russia conducted joint naval drills called the Maritime Security Belt 2025.
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