According to Russia** reports, China, Iran, and Russia will hold maritime exercises in the Gulf of Oman.
On this issue, we must first make it clear that this exercise is a regular exercise between China, Russia and Iran.
According to the official information of the Ministry of Defense of our country, before this, China, Russia and Iran held two exercises of the same nature, respectively in 2019 and 2022, and even the time was about the same in January or February, that is, this exercise is actually a planned exercise, not aimed at the situation in the Middle East, nor against any other country.
However, China, Russia, and Iran are all regional powers that cannot be ignored, and the joint maritime exercises held by the three countries will inevitably have an impact on the surrounding situation.
First of all, the most obvious signal can be analyzed from the purpose of China's exercise with Russia and Iran, that is, to demonstrate the ability and determination to protect the common interests of China, Russia, and Iran.
This signal is very important, since the Houthi blockade of the Red Sea, the US military and the Houthis have been constantly clashing, but the Red Sea, and even the Arabian Sea, is already unstable, piracy is very rampant, and now the Red Sea is even more chaotic, so these pirates have more opportunities to fish in troubled waters.
However, this sea route, which is threatened by pirates, is also an important energy transportation route, and Iran, China, and Russia have all benefited from and even relied on this world-class energy route to varying degrees. Therefore, the most fundamental purpose of China-Russia-Iran maritime exercises is to protect the security of energy routes and curb the extension of conflicts in the Middle East.
And the second signal is actually to show the friendship between China, Russia and Iran, as well as the countries of the Middle East. Just imagine, if a hegemonist country like the United States conducts naval exercises near the Middle East, I am afraid that it will arouse opposition from the entire Middle East region. After the news of the China-Russia-Iran military exercise was announced, no Middle Eastern country stood up to oppose it and made a judgment.
In the past two years, China's role in the Middle East has become increasingly important, from Syria and Afghanistan to Iran to Saudi Arabia, Middle East countries are actively developing relations with China.
Finally, it shows the style of the PLA Navy and responds to the recent doubts of all parties about our PLA Navy.
At the beginning of the Houthi attack, the United States used the so-called "maintenance of international waterways" as an excuse to try to pull China into the water, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that the problem of the Red Sea is not a problem of international waterways at all, but an extension of the conflict in the entire Middle East.
However, the United States once spread rumors that our **** ship ignored the Israeli merchant ship's request for help, which undoubtedly smeared the image of our PLA peacekeeping fleet, and through this maritime exercise, it actually demonstrated the ability and determination of the Chinese People's Navy to safeguard international security.
These three signals are not aimed at any third party, but simply show the responsibility of China, Russia and Iran as major countries, which also stabilizes the situation in the Middle East to a certain extent.
The Middle East issue has a long history, and it cannot be solved by a single air raid or war, or even by the end of a major country. Although China does not want to see the people of the Middle East displaced, the problems of the Middle East are the affairs of the people of the Middle East themselves, and the future of the Middle East should also be decided by the people of the Middle East.