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Iran war summary, day 74 | Trump regime in China! Trump wants China's help on Iran -Reuters -Beijing may have other plans -Although Xi may agree to persuade Iran negotiate, China will maintain trade and cooperation with Iran. -will keep sending "dual-use" goods needed by the Iranian military. -US considering facilitating Iranian oil purchases by two Chinese banks -Fox: DC says that any support for Iran will harm bilateral relations. -Chinese President Xi meeting with Trump's trade team has concluded! -China refused to make the Iranian issue a bargaining chip and a pressure tool What does U.S. intel say on Chinese companies supplying weapons to Iran via 3rd party countries to conceal the origin of the shipments, according to NYT? -unclear whether any weapons were ultimately delivered or how much approval came from Beijing -one transit country was in Africa, -no Chinese weapons used so far in the war against U.S. or Israeli forces. -U.S. officials also say China has already provided Iran with intelligence, satellite assistance, and dual-use technology linked to drones and missiles, while previously sending MANPADS. - Tabz Alternative Media Jeffrey Sachs: Trump is a puppet of Mossad and Netanyahu -US used covert ops, kills, econ warfare, and pressure against Iran for years. -Netanyahu says Iran 2 weeks from nuke -Iran leader against nukes. Killed - main issue: Iran's political structure. Real cost of Iran war: By Somayeh Pasandideh, Iran expert in political and international affairs, -conflict will impose pressure on the budget deficit, the energy market, and US financial system -ind. est: true cost of the war ~$79.4 b. -like Iraq, initial cost est. much lower than final -multiple reports: cost of the war could reach 100s of billions of dollars, -Much higher than DOD cost to $29b What will be the impact on the GCC states? As per the Economist: Iran's prolonged crisis could inflict irreparable damage on Gulf states - GCC countries have already spent 10s of billions of dollars managing the crisis, -long-term damage is increasing - Saudi oil exports have fallen by about a third since the start of the war, - UAE exports have halved. Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar have also almost stopped exporting. -In Dubai, hotel occupancy rates are estimated to have fallen to 10%. Hezbollah's use of fiber-optic FPV drones marks shift in the confrontation with the Israeli entity -This tech relies on guiding the drone via a high-precision fiber optic cable instead of traditional wireless broadcasting, -gives the operator stable and interception-proof control capabilities and allowed for precise strikes -reduced the effectiveness of Israeli jamming -no wireless signal used. Not jammed -flies undetected at low altitudes for long distances -no launch platform needed. Cost $400 -just needs a single op at 15km away -Russia, China and Iran have used FPV drones to great effect