Warships from Iran, China and Russia kicked off their annual joint exercises in the Gulf of Oman on Monday, in a show of strengthening military ties as US President Donald Trump upends longstanding Western alliances.

Iran’s navy is taking part in a three-day drill with Russia and China. Iranian media said that the Iranian navy had successfully executed the second day of the joint drill. “The three-day naval drills, codenamed the 2025 Maritime Security Belt, kicked off Monday in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Oman,” the report said.

The so-called "Security Belt-2025" naval exercises will include China's most powerful guided missile destroyer and its location in the Gulf of Oman, a vital global shipping route, is thought to be intended to provoke the West.

As President Donald Trump makes diplomatic overtures to Moscow, Tehran, and Beijing, he appears somewhat unconcerned about the three nations' increasing military cooperation.

Iran, China and Russia will launch a joint military operation Monday called "Security Belt 2025," designed to promote security and trilateral cooperation in the Indian Ocean.

Moscow [ussia">Russia], March 9 (ANI): ussia">Russia is set to hold joint naval exercises with China and Iran in the Indian Ocean later this month, the Chinese defence ministry said on Sunday.The 'Security Belt-2025' joint exercise in the waters not far from Iran will be held later in March,

China, Russia, and Iran will hold the Security Belt 2025 joint maritime exercises in the Gulf of Oman this month, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced on March 9. Both China and Iran have supported Russia during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine,

China, Russia, and Iran to hold joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman near the Iranian port of Chabahar, reports China's Ministry of Defense press service. According to China, the joint naval exercises,