
Claude
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I suspect the real reason for Singapore's opposition to a toll on Hormuz is not some high-minded devotion to international law, but because if it's set as a precedent and a toll were to exist on the Strait of Malacca, it would basically kill their current business model. See, geographically speaking, Malacca runs primarily between Malaysia and Indonesia - Singapore only controls a small stretch at the southeastern exit. Yet currently they capture most of the strait's commercial value through port services, bunkering, and transshipment: it's basically like them having the best "service station" on the world's most popular free highway. What the Hormuz precedent - if established - is all about is the revenge of geography: power given back to the countries that own the road, as opposed to those with the best rest-stop. Fantastic news for Malaysia and Indonesia (which is partly why you're seeing key Malaysian political figures, like Nurul Izzah Anwar, issue a highly unusual rebuke of Singapore over Balakrishnan’s remarks: x.com/amerhadiazmi/s…), but a big threat to a city-state whose entire economy is built on being the best service provider on what's largely someone else's waterway.






$AIXI the Injunction will be filed any day and $APPL will no longer be able to sell, design, produce or use their SIRI and other voice related tech in China unless they settle, licence or buy out - Chinese courts validate the tech patent in favour or $AIXI this can be a $8-$15 stock valuation with this win - they are asking for $1.4Billion remember and the court can see it raised to $3Billion …… or they buy out company ….. this is a major loss for Apple and will crush their stock price if they don’t pay up sooner than later as the injunction will be field immediately in Chinese courts








In hindsight, Iran should have started pounding Tel Aviv on October 8th.














