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Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships have arrived in South African waters for a week of naval drills as geopolitical tensions run high over the United States’s military intervention in Venezuela and its seizures of several oil tankers.

China’s defence ministry said in a statement on Friday that the exercises, set to kick off with an opening ceremony on Saturday, are “joint operations to safeguard vital shipping lanes and economic activities”.

Strikes on maritime targets and “counter-terrorism” rescues will be part of the drills, it said.

Chinese, Russian and Iranian ships were seen moving into and out of the harbour that serves South Africa’s top naval base in Simon’s Town, south of Cape Town, where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean.

It was not immediately clear if other countries from the BRICS group – which also includes Brazil, India and the United Arab Emirates, among others – would take part in the drills.

A spokesperson for the South African armed forces said he wasn’t yet able to confirm all the countries participating in the drills, which are due to run until next Friday.

South Africa’s defence force said the event will allow the navies “to exchange best practices and improve joint operational capabilities, which contributes to the safety of shipping routes and overall regional maritime stability”.

The exercises come amid heightened tensions after the US military attacked the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, on Saturday and abducted the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro. The Trump administration has also been seizing Venezuela-linked oil tankers in international waters, including a Russian-flagged vessel in the North Atlantic that Washington said had violated US sanctions.

The seizure drew rebuke from Moscow, with the Russian authorities describing the incident as a violation of international maritime law.

But Trump dismissed international law in an interview with The New York Times on Thursday, saying only his “own morality” can curb his administration’s aggressive policies.

Washington has also threatened to take action against Tehran over the Iranian authorities’ recent crackdown on mass demonstrations in the country.

The joint BRICS naval drills are expected to further strain ties between the US and South Africa, which has been especially targeted for criticism by the Trump administration.

The exercises were initially scheduled for November of last year but were postponed due to a scheduling clash with the G20 summit in Johannesburg.

Asked about the timing of the event, South Africa’s Deputy Defence Minister Bantu Holomisa said it was planned long before these tensions we are witnessing today”.
“Let us not press panic buttons because the USA has got a problem with countries,” Holomisa said. “Those are not our enemies.”


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South Africa’s willingness to host Russian and Iranian warships has also been criticised inside the country, with the Democratic Alliance – the second largest political party in the coalition government – saying it was opposed.

“Calling these drills ‘BRICS cooperation’ is a political trick to soften what is really happening: Government is choosing closer military ties with rogue and sanctioned states such as Russia and Iran,” the party said.

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BRICS and LACE musicians are they still alive ?

Sorry BRICS. And Trump left the room

Mad Vlad Putin is evidently not satisfied with the one million Russian troops who died in the Meat Grinder of Ukraine, so he is sending his warships to African waters to flex alongside the Chinese navy, not long after US special forces seized TWO Russian oil tanker ships found sneaking around in Venezuelan waters.

Go back to Moscow. Mad Vlad Putin. Africa is not going to align with your horrible murderous regime.

Go back to Moscow, you genocidal tyrant.

They are planning LOVE IS WICKED collaboration.

The fear of Donald Trump is triggering territorial hysteria and delusion of being unsafe.

Lolz they will be turned to fishermen's canoe when USS Gerald R Ford gets closer, na today

Toothless BRICS. American mounted a blockade on Venezuela ships from taking oil to Russia and their allies and they couldn’t do anything. Two days ago, the US still seized the Marinera Russian flagged vessel and took all the oil in it. As usual, Russia couldn’t do shit. So, What nonsense drills are they now doing?

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Mrfixitt:
BRICS and LACE musicians are they still alive ?

LMAO! 🤣🤣

You kpai dem & voila! They resurrected.

Golden opportunity for Iran to fetch enough water for their citizens

If Russians couldn't defeat Ukrainians in 4years,then what can an addition of India and Brazil (that solely depends on Russian weaponry do to united states' and NATO ?,,, the answer is nothing.

In all this BRICS "power" show and alliance, I see South Africa as the pawn who's gonna cry bitterly when it eventually turn murky.

Remember they have no NUCLEAR WEAPON (a huge percentage of the alliance has), nor any effective air defense system.

The fear of trump the red monster

Carazon:
Golden opportunity for Iran to fetch enough water for their citizens

Naso, Killing two birds with one stone.

Make we begin run abi wetin

COMRADES, could this BRICKS ever be strong/ very influential during this our time? Or it's just a media hype/promo?

Maintaining world peace with warships!

Man is such a confused creation.

Two Russian ships seized and Putin cant press the nuke, paper tiger leader

May God punisssh every male that has ever crossed my path

Small bum-bum dey shake ooooo.

The entire BRICS would help South Africa become another American colony fast.

No country on planet earth including the combination of China & Russia can match the United States militarily.

None !

America under Trump has increased it's Defence budget after it upgraded it's operation mode of attack to a "stealth" mode.

International politics version of Nigeria politics
BRICS = ADC
NATO = APC
UN=INEC
Xi Ping = Peter Obi
Putin = Atiku
Trump = Tinubu
Benjamin Nathayu = Wike
South Africa= Rivers State
You can add your own

Power moves! America is obviously feeling it and is very much aware that there are other Sheriiffs in town - Reasons why man's moving mad lately

Dance of failure.s

They are doing cultural dance.

CaseSensitive:
Power moves! America is obviously feeling it and is very much aware that there are other Sheriiffs in town - Reasons why man's moving mad lately

Which sheriff in town...? even dem brics members would laugh at this your comment...

Pls don't get them into Trump's trouble oh...

Floky215:
Which sheriff in town...? even dem brics members would laugh at this your comment...

Pls don't get them into Trump's trouble oh...

If You think USA can face China alone in a conventional war, then I don't think you've been paying attention at all.

Jakumo:
Mad Vlad Putin is evidently not satisfied with the one million Russian troops who died in the Meat Grinder of Ukraine, so he is sending his warships to African waters to flex alongside the Chinese navy, not long after US special forces seized TWO Russian oil tanker ships found sneaking around in Venezuelan waters.

Go back to Moscow. Mad Vlad Putin. Africa is not going to align with your horrible murderous regime.

Go back to Moscow, you genocidal tyrant.

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As of today I can confidently say most around the world are beginning to view the US with the same lenses.

saphiere:
May God punisssh every male that has ever crossed my path

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Sweet Jesus, what gave rise to this and how is it relevent to the thread.

China has never made an offensive to the USA.

Them no born their Papa well !

USA has the strongest Military in the whole World ! Case closed.

Forget the hydrogen bomb threat of China, heavy sakamaje.

The number of nuclear warheads that America posses and it's unique patented F2 Bomber sets the United States Apart.

The sophistication of it's hardware military equipments would outpace China by 100.

The Chinese Military contractor that sold the Missile detector to Venezuela should be sanctioned for producing a fake military equipment.

China enjoys a large population and thriving economy that's all.

CaseSensitive:
If You think USA can face China alone in a conventional war, then I don't think you've been paying attention at all.

Make dem dey play. The country is called the United States of America for a reason.

On the mandate of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu we stand! All the others are fake, including the one who graduated from a secondary school, even before the school was established.

CaseSensitive:
If You think USA can face China alone in a conventional war, then I don't think you've been paying attention at all.

Delusion is allowed...
We are talking of the whole brics, you are mentioning Chinese whose air defence couldn't even see the Americans coming for maduro...

You guys are just funny until shit starts hitting you on the head...!!

As far as the world is concerned now..USA is the number one military might...that you can take to the bank...

Chinese often shit themselves when they here just Japanese playing in their backyard and you think they can match the USA...keep deceiving yourself bro...