Saturday, May 02, 2026

Land routes need oil.

"Israel has supplied the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with an advanced laser-based air defence system, known as 'Iron Beam'," which is "designed to vaporise short-range rockets and drones." Israel has used these against the Hezbollah. "Israel has also sent an advanced surveillance system, 'Spectro', which can detect incoming drones from up to 20 km away." TOI. Iran thought that attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz would create global pressure that the US could not resist. Instead, the US blockade of Iranian ports has stopped Iran's fleet of shadow ships which used to go dark at sea before transferring their cargo to China. Hardliners in Iran believe that "Iran has to take the military initiative and start a shooting war again to send oil prices soaring and increase the pressure on Trump." WSJ. "Since its creation in 1979, the Islamic Republic has revolved around a supreme leader with final authority on all key matters of state. But the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has created a "different order dominated by commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) and marked by the absence of a decisive, authoritative referee." Reuters. "The IRGC-linked Tasnim news agency recently published a map of undersea internet cables crossing the Strait of Hormuz in a veiled warning." Now, Pakistan has operationalized six land routes which "connect major Pakistani ports, including Gwadar and Port Qasim to border crossings such as Taftan and Gabd, enabling direct land access to Iran with which Pakistan shares a border of over 900 km." India Today. Land routes cannot transfer large quantities of goods over long distances and, since both countries are almost bankrupt, who will pay for the diesel used by the trucks. Recently, "Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the US-Iran war has dealt a serious blow to Pakistan's economic progress made over the past two years." NDTV. Pakistan may be hoping to be paid in Iranian oil which can decrease shortage for the people. "The Trump administration is now calling Operation Epic Fury as Operation Economic Fury." "In total, 31 tankers laden with 53 million barrels of Iranian oil are 'stuck in the Gulf' and have a value of at least $4.8 billion." Iran has about 30 days before it faces severe shortage of storage. The US Treasury has frozen "half a billion dollars in regime-linked cryptocurrency, while also escalating pressure on Chinese 'teapot' refineries, foreign banks and sanctions-evasion networks facilitating Tehran's trade." ET. Iran is smuggling oil by tankers disguised as Iraqi vessels to get round the US blockade, according to maritime intelligence. Fox. Iran has offered to stop its attacks on ships in the Strait "in exchange for a full end to the war, a lifting of the US blockade of Iranian ports and postponement of nuclear talks." In short, a complete surrender by the US and Israel. The killing of Mahsa Amini for not wearing a hijab, (wikipedia) which is a religious reason and the killing of up to 30,000 Iranians on 8 and 9 January for protesting (Time) means that all IRGC and Basij gangsters are Takfiris (wikipedia). Iranians should shoot them on sight even if they are relatives. That will be an Islamic solution to all their problems. For an Islamic nation. And Islamic Guards.         

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