Iran and Russia hold sabre-rattling joint Navy drills in the Indian ocean

Iran held a joint naval drill in the Indian Ocean with Russia today only hours after being blamed for the rocket attack on a US military base in Iraq. The ‘Maritime Security Belt Exercise’, held in the north of the Indian ocean is designed to ‘enhance security’ of maritime trade, state television claims. Drill spokesman … Read more

Navy deploys TWO warships to South China Sea amid sabre-rattling standoff between Malaysia and China

Two U.S. warships are operating in the South China Sea, the Navy said on Tuesday, with three regional security sources saying they were near an area of a standoff between China and Malaysia. The Haiyang Dizhi 8, a Chinese government research ship, was spotted last week conducting a survey close to an exploration vessel operated … Read more