China, Iran and Russia have conducted joint naval drills in the Middle East ... the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all crude oil traded worldwide passes.

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TEHRAN, Iran - China, Iran and Russia conducted joint naval drills Tuesday in the Middle East, offering a show of force in a region still uneasy over Tehran's rapidly expanding nuclear program and ...

TEHRAN, Iran — China, Iran and Russia conducted joint naval drills Tuesday in the Middle East, offering a show of force in a region still uneasy over Tehran's rapidly expanding nuclear program ...