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Strait of Malacca - BERNAMA FILE PIX

The first of six Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) belonging to the Royal Malaysian Navy, which has been completed and named KD Maharaja Lela in August 2017. - BERNAMA FILE PIX

FILE PIX: Royal Malaysian Air Force Navigator captain, Izam Fareq Hassan marks locations on a map onboard a Malaysian Air Force CN235 aircraft during a search and rescue (SAR) operation to find the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 plane over the Strait of Malacca on March 14, 2014. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)

A picture shows a makeshift petrol station near the Bashmagh border crossing on March 11, 2026. The International Energy Agency said its member countries would unlock 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves to ease the impact of the Middle East war, the biggest such release ever. The crude market has been hit by wild volatility since the United States and Israel began striking Iran at the end of last month, with Tehran retaliating by attacking targets across the oil-rich Gulf and effectively shutting down the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP)

An Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache attack helicopter fires rockets while flying at a position along the border between northern Israel and southern Lebanon on March 4. Photo by Jalaa Marey/AFP

Smoke plumes rise following missile strikes in Tehran on March 1, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, killing Iran's supreme leader and top military leaders, prompting authorities to retaliate with strikes on Israel and US bases across the Gulf. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, attends a press conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Oct 4, 2025. - (Photo by YUICHI YAMAZAKI / POOL / AFP)

TOPSHOT - A France air force Rafale fighter jet flies over the southwestern coasts of France on September 26, 2025. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)

Perak Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) personnel demonstrating the seizure of an illegal “bubu naga” (dragon fish trap) during an operation in local waters recently.

FILES - Philippine navy sailors (foreground) watch as Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) frigate JS Noshiro arrives at the Naval Operating Base of the Philippine navy in Subic town, Zambales province north of Manila on March 26, 2025. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)