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

Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships have launched a week of naval drills with host South African off the coast of Cape Town ...

Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships are in South African waters for a week of naval drills as geopolitical tensions run ...

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

The joint drills were initially scheduled for November 2025 but were postponed due to a clash with the G20 summit in ...

A Russian warship arrived off South Africa's main naval base Friday to join Chinese and Iranian vessels in military exercises ...

According to Helmut Heitman, South Africa can only manage basic naval operations amid ageing ships and shrinking capacity.

A Russian warship arrived off South Africa's main naval base Friday to join Chinese and Iranian vessels in military exercises ...

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

A Russian warship arrived off South Africa's main naval base Friday to join Chinese and Iranian vessels in military exercises ...

Also known as “dark fleet” or “shadow fleet” ships, the vessels use murky tactics to transport oil in violation of sanctions.

About 600 tankers are estimated to be involved in the dark fleet that carries Iran’s crude, oil products and LPG to market.