A gathering of warships from China, Russia and Iran to carry out naval drills in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea is “power projection in action”. The exercise involving 20 vessels from the three navies. Missile interceptions have been carried out by two coalitions, the US and UK-led Operation Prosperity Guardian, which includes Bahrain, Canada and Australia, and the European Union-led Operation Aspides, which includes ships from Germany, France, Italy and Belgium.