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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
