Russia, China and Iran have deployed naval vessels to take part in the upcoming “Maritime Security Belt 2026” exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, Russian presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev announced.

U.S. nuclear-capable B-52 bombers flew over the Sea of Japan with Japanese fighter jets on Wednesday, in a show of force following joint Chinese–Russian military drills around Japan and South Korea, Tokyo said.

China, Russia and Mongolia held their joint border defense exercise on Monday and Tuesday, staging drills in a frontier area where the three countries meet.

The Russian and Chinese navies are conducting artillery and anti-submarine drills in the Sea of Japan as part of their planned joint exercises, according to a statement from the Russian Pacific Fleet on Sunday.

Beijing and Moscow aim to strengthen their alliance and push back against what they view as a U.S.-dominated global system.

China and Russia are set to hold joint naval exercises, dubbed Maritime Interaction 2025, off Russia’s Pacific coast near Vladivostok this August, the Chinese Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, China, Iran, and Russia held joint naval drills in the Middle East, demonstrating their military cooperation amid regional tensions. The exercise comes as concerns grow over Tehran's expanding nuclear program and increasing threats from Yemen's Houthi rebels against shipping in the area.

Warships from Russia’s Pacific Fleet and the Chinese Navy recently engaged in anti-submarine warfare exercises during a joint patrol in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the Pacific Fleet’s press service.

Russia and China started naval exercises in the Sea of Japan on Saturday, Russian news agencies cited Russia's Pacific Fleet as saying, News.Az reports citing foreign media.