Tensions are escalating in the Middle East as Russia joins Iran and China for the massive “Maritime Security Belt 2026” naval drills near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Russian warships — including the Baltic Fleet corvette Stoikiy — have docked at Bandar Abbas ahead of live-fire exercises in the Sea of Oman and northern Indian Ocean.

The drills come amid rising tensions with the United States and renewed nuclear friction between Washington and Tehran. With the Strait of Hormuz carrying nearly a quarter of the world’s daily oil supply, any disruption could send global energy markets into chaos.

As rhetoric intensifies from U.S. President Donald Trump, the joint naval exercises are being viewed as a direct geopolitical signal: any attack on Iran could risk access to one of the world’s most critical oil choke points.

Is this deterrence — or preparation for a wider confrontation?

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