Warships from China, Russia and Iran amassed in the waters off South Africa to kick off a weeklong drill alongside the South ...

Naval exercises come as tensions run high after US military intervention in Venezuela, seizures of several oil tankers.

The military exercises come at a time of already strained relations with the U.S.

China is the lead nation in the “Will for Peace 2026” drill involving navies from the 11-nation BRICS group of emerging nations which US President Donald Trump has labelled “anti-American”.

Pre-planned ‘Brics Plus’ exercises follow surge in tensions over US military operations in Venezuela and Atlantic ...