Russian newspaper: The Moscow-Tehran-Beijing axis becomes a reality at sea. According to a Chinese newspaper, Chinese sailors are practicing shooting at sea and rescuing hostages held by pirates.
On the Chinese side, 6 ships participated, including the guided missile destroyer Urumqi. While special forces from China and Iran participated in anti-piracy maneuvers. This is especially important because the Red Sea has become a new battlefield between Iran and the Western coalition. Therefore, including anti- piracy activities in the three countries' exercises is just a trick to distract the press from the true meaning of the exercises.