00:15War ships, missiles, and military drills are converging across the waters near Iran.
00:22As the United States masses forces across the Gulf, Tehran is responding with a show
00:28of strength, and it's not alone.
00:31Russia is now sailing alongside Iran in joint naval exercises that analysts say send a clear
00:39message to Washington.
00:40Iran is not isolated, and any conflict could draw in wider powers.
00:47Iran's navy conducted joint exercises with Russia in the Sea of Oman and the Northern
00:53Indian Ocean.
00:54The drills are being hosted out of Bandar Abbas, one of Iran's most strategic naval
01:00hubs overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point through which a fifth of global oil supply
01:07passes.
01:08Russia's corvette, Stoyki, has already entered Iranian waters and docked at the naval base,
01:15underscoring Moscow's willingness to deepen military ties with Tehran.
01:20Iranian officials say the drills focused on protecting commercial vessels, securing oil
01:26tankers, and countering maritime terrorism.
01:30But the timing of the exercise is impossible to ignore.
01:33It comes amid one of the largest U.S. military buildups near Iran in years.
01:40American aircraft carriers, bombers, and fighter jets have surged into the region as Washington
01:46presses Tehran to accept limits on its nuclear program.
01:51President Donald Trump has warned that if negotiations fail, the United States could launch strikes far
01:58worse than last year's attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities.
02:02Tehran has rejected those threats, saying diplomacy cannot happen under intimidation and warning that
02:09any strike would be met with a swift response.
02:12Iran has already begun signaling readiness.
02:16Earlier this week, the Revolutionary Guards staged drills in the Strait of Hormuz, temporarily
02:22shutting the vital waterway.
02:24Officials also issued aviation warnings for rocket launches across southern Iran, further signs
02:31of heightened alert.
02:32Trump has even suggested American bases in Diego Garcia and the United Kingdom could be used if
02:39Iran threatens allies.
02:41Tehran insists any attack on its territory or interests would ignite a broader regional war,
02:48one that could disrupt global oil markets, shipping routes, and security across the Middle East.
02:54For now, warships maneuver, missiles are readied, and diplomacy hangs by a thread.
03:01The joint Iran-Russia drills may be framed as security cooperation, but in a region already
03:08on edge, they also look like a strategic warning.
03:11The coming days could determine whether this standoff ends at the negotiating table, or spills
03:18or spills into open conflict.
03:21The coming days could determine whether this standoff ends at the negotiating table, or spills
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