Tensions Rise Over South African Maritime Exercise
Drills postponed from Nov 2025 due to G20 summit.
Participating ships include Tangshan, IRIS Makran, Stoikiy.
Brazil, Egypt, Ethiopia observe; UAE expected to join.
Exercise strains U.S.-South Africa relations.
South Africa's Democratic Alliance criticizes exercise as non-neutral.
Deputy Defense Minister says exercise planned before tensions.
BRICS focuses on security with Iran's involvement.
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