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Trilateral naval drills between China, Russia and Iran start on Friday
Reuters ^ | Jan 20

Posted on 01/20/2022 9:05:55 AM PST by BenLurkin

"The purpose of this drill is to strengthen security and its foundations in the region, and to expand multilateral cooperation between the three countries to jointly support world peace, maritime security and create a maritime community with a common future," the Iranian official told ISNA.

Both navies from Iran's armed forces and Revolutionary Guards will take part in the drills, which include various tactical exercises such as rescuing a burning vessel, releasing a hijacked vessel, and shooting at air targets at night.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: asia; china; exercise; frenemies; iran; iraq; irgc; lebanon; navy; russia; yemen
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To: Diogenesis

miss President Trump yet ??
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When “X” offered to sell me a should held missile launcher, I should have taken him up on it. sarc/ (maybe)


21 posted on 01/20/2022 10:45:24 AM PST by BarbM (FU Pence. You refuse to be alone with a woman, but have no compunction in screwing the USA))
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To: CIB-173RDABN

Great analysis, thanks.


22 posted on 01/20/2022 10:54:07 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Fauci is a despicable little turd)
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To: Starboard

More importantly is that our soldiers are vaccinated frok Covid.


23 posted on 01/20/2022 11:04:38 AM PST by moviefan8 (#restorethesnyderverse)
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To: CIB-173RDABN
Taiwan is a fortress and they have had over 70 years to prepare.

A fortress can be overcome when they realize that they're defending against a much more powerful enemy, and surrendering rather than fighting and losing, becomes a very obvious alternative.

Plus, as witnessed in the past year, the U.S. cannot be counted on to help against China. China knows that the U.S. has a president who is very compromised, and Biden (and democrats) know it, so, back to my initial argument, Taiwan is easy pickings, even if very fortified.

With the U.S. not trustworthy to help a friend, WWIII is not a consideration, therefore, China and Russia have open roads towards invasion of their targets.
24 posted on 01/20/2022 11:05:59 AM PST by adorno
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To: PGR88
The deep state pushed Russia firmly into alliance with China.

Don't start with that bullshit. Russia and China have been allies since soviet times, even during the alleged Sino-Soviet Split, which was a fake split per KGB defectors. China is one of Russia's biggest client states for weapons and military technology purchases, and they have cooperated in military drills/agreements/etc for years now. Same with North Korea, which received modern targeting tech from Russia within the past few years per Japanese analysis of NK's sudden and speedy increase in missile technology. And of course, Iran receives all this same technology through North Korea. The same is also true for all the other communist countries and even communist terrorist groups. They have all been clients of Russia, not just in Soviet times, but even to recent years.

25 posted on 01/20/2022 11:09:56 AM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: adorno

FOLLOW THE MONEY!!! The BIDENS are getting RICHER by SELLING OUT AMERICA!!


26 posted on 01/20/2022 11:19:17 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

Yup.

Russia is in cahoots with all of the enemies of freedom worldwide. China, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, etc.


27 posted on 01/20/2022 11:38:39 AM PST by Vaden (First they came for the Confederates... Next they came for Washington... Then they came...)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
Don't start with that bullshit. Russia and China have been allies since soviet times, even during the alleged Sino-Soviet Split, which was a fake split per KGB defectors.

You have a very reductionist, extremely simplistic and utterly false view of things. You may believe the Soviet-China split in the 1960s was fake - whatever. Holding your ridiculous beliefs has no bearing on things now.

Regardless, the Soviet Union and communism collapsed. Your dream to re-live the cold war are pathetic. Unfortunately, too many people in DC have the same dangerous thinking as you.

28 posted on 01/20/2022 11:45:33 AM PST by PGR88
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To: BenLurkin

Russia is making a huge mistake by getting in bed with Iran.


29 posted on 01/20/2022 12:10:20 PM PST by jpsb
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To: CIB-173RDABN

Agreed, China does not want a rearmed and pissed off Japan on it’s doorstep.


30 posted on 01/20/2022 12:15:23 PM PST by jpsb
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To: Vaden
Russia is in cahoots with ....

Please send a thank you card to the (spit) Bushes for that

31 posted on 01/20/2022 12:20:08 PM PST by jpsb
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To: BenLurkin

Iran - Israel and Saudis can deal with then
Ruskies - keep em busy in their own backyard
China - meh -they need our $

Not a problem even if Beto O. were president


32 posted on 01/20/2022 1:44:20 PM PST by Seajay (Ordem e Progresso)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

(to jointly support world peace, maritime security)

Ooh Peace and Security.

I feel better already.


33 posted on 01/20/2022 3:24:03 PM PST by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: FES0844

πŸ…πŸ†πŸ₯‡πŸŽ–️

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34 posted on 01/20/2022 3:24:53 PM PST by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: PGR88
your dream to re-live the cold war are pathetic

I am not sure what this answer has to do with anything I wrote. The Russian-Chinese alliance is not new, and everything else I said is easily verifiable. Russia and China are long time allies. They have been conducting military exercises together for many many years. The weapons transfers have been going on for many many years. And your remark about the Sino-Soviet split is also silly. I said it was the testimony of KGB defectors. Why would their opinion about it be "ridiculous"? They would be the ones to know.

You have a very reductionist, extremely simplistic and utterly false view of things.

I'm not even sure you have any clue what you mean. Russia's support of every single communist country across the world is simply a fact. And here they are doing drills with the Iranians too, their other long time allies who they've been supporting for decades. In fact, the Iranian and Russian alliance goes back to Soviet times, with the KGB aiding and abetting their revolution covertly. Exactly what is the PGR88 sophisticated, anti-reductionist, extremely complex view of interpreting this? I doubt you have one.

35 posted on 01/20/2022 3:25:33 PM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: BenLurkin

This is to test and further develop the 3 navys’ fleet tug fleet and their ability to bring each other’s failed ships back into the harbor.


36 posted on 01/20/2022 3:26:03 PM PST by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: jpsb
Russia is making a huge mistake by getting in bed with Iran.

It's not a mistake. It's a calculated decision they made many many years ago. They didn't just wake up today and decide, "let's be allies with Iran!"

I do not understand the folks here who are surprised by this.

37 posted on 01/20/2022 3:28:12 PM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: SaveFerris

Those words again:

PEACE
SECURITY

πŸ‘ŒπŸ»


38 posted on 01/20/2022 3:28:59 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: FES0844

Maranatha!


39 posted on 01/20/2022 3:29:37 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

The catchphrase

1 Thessalonians 5:3
Revised Standard Version

3 When people say, β€œThere is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as travail comes upon a woman with child, and there will be no escape.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Thessalonians%205%3A3&version=RSV


40 posted on 01/20/2022 3:36:06 PM PST by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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