US Is Heading Toward a Looming Maritime Showdown… but Not With Iran
NOVANEWS
Darius Shahtahmasebi
There are many indications that the United States and China are creeping towards a potential conflict in the South China Sea. When the motivations behind this war become clear the stakes become that much more serious.
While the world is drumming up a potential maritime showdown between the US and Iran (yet again), Western media is conveniently ignoring a potential looming conflict in the South China Sea, one that has been building up for years.
Recent developments
FILE PHOTO The Ronald Reagan Strike Group ship's aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan conduct an exercise with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ships © U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaila V. Peter
Just last week, naval vessels from Japan, the US, ...