President Donald Trump on March 9 dismissed concerns over Russia, Iran, and China’s “Maritime Security Belt-2025” naval drills in the Gulf of Oman.
When pressed about why he was not concerned about the war games—which began March 9, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry—Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One the U.S. military was “stronger than all of them.”
Iran, China, and Russia were dubbed an “axis of evil” in October 2023 by then-Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in an interview with Fox News.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte mirrored the sentiment when he called the trio a threat to NATO in Europe and the United States in a November 2024 meeting with other European leaders in Budapest, Hungary, citing North Korea, China, and Iran’s support for Russia following its invasion of Ukraine….
Trump Unperturbed by Russia, China, Iran Military Exercise in Gulf of Oman
