BRICS Plus Naval Drills Spark Global Tensions.

In a bold geopolitical move, China, Russia, and Iran have launched the "Will for Peace 2026" joint naval exercises off the coast of South Africa. These maneuvers, framed as a collective effort to secure maritime trade routes, serve as a direct strategic counterweight to Western hegemony and have sparked sharp condemnation from the Trump administration. While the drills signal the growing unity of the expanded BRICS Plus bloc, they have ignited a fierce internal debate in South Africa, with opposition leaders accusing the government of abandoning its neutrality and acting as a pawn for "rogue states" in a global power struggle.

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