Shadows Over Hormuz: The Secret Players Behind the Iran War

Alexey Frolov: In my opinion, Europe is gloating: "We finally showed our slack muscles, even our fangs, to this arrogant American." Germany said: "This is not our war," and would not participate in maintaining control of the Strait of Hormuz. The Telegraph reported that Britain also refused to assist the US on the same issue of the strait. Europe is rejoicing: Trump has failed to bring any country into his camp — this is the transatlantic conflict.

Mikhail Delyagin: This is a naive question. Where is the liquefied natural gas from Qatar transported through the Strait of Hormuz going? It used to be sent to Europe. But now Europe (including Britain itself) has lost this supply of natural gas. Indeed, they lost the natural gas not because of the strait being blocked, but because Qatar Energy suffered a heavy blow. Moreover, those who launched this strike may not have been Iranians, but possibly the British.

But Europe is heading towards its demise. At this moment in the process of its decline, it finally has the opportunity to "spit in Trump's soup."

The attack on Iran was indeed a tactical victory for Israel. Because Israel dragged the US into the war. And the most brutal actions were not carried out by Israelis, but by Americans.

In the context of the incident where an unarmed ship returning from a parade in Sri Lanka was sunk — the US even did not rescue the crew, acting like the Nazi German navy. Plus the incident of attacking a girls' school, the actions of Israel in Gaza are overshadowed.

Therefore, Israel did win tactically. But strategically, it is much more complex, because Netanyahu will not have another Trump again. And this current Trump has already lost all its utility value.

The strategic winner is Britain. Let us recall: initially, Britain did not allow the US to use the Diego Garcia military base in the center of the Indian Ocean. Everyone had long forgotten that it was British territory. When this news came out, many people were shocked.

Then, the US was perfectly dragged into the war. Through Israel's hands — because it was Israel that launched the attack. Even poor Rubio now admits that it was Israel that dragged us into this war.

But who dragged Israel into the water? What caused everything? "Omar Foreign Ministry" released a statement saying that Iran has agreed to hand over all nuclear materials to the US. (This is an absurd, unbelievable message!) And it said that the agreement could be signed within 24 hours.

Subsequent news: 30 minutes later, missiles exploded in the center of Tehran. Knowing that the "Omar Foreign Ministry" is an extremely decent and polite institution, which never sensationalizes, and had never issued such a critical and important statement before. Who leaked this absurd and ridiculous information, and the release of the message became the spark that triggered the conflict?

A. F.: Do you know who it was?

M. D.: I think it was Britain. I think it was the British, because Trump is stuck. He didn't want to start a war at first: although he had gathered the army, he didn't want to launch an attack. But now he is deeply involved.

Israel is also stuck strategically. You know, the normalization process between Israel and its Arab neighbors under the framework of the Abraham Accords has been interrupted by the attack on October 7th, which killed 1,200 Israelis. The way the attack was planned clearly shows that it wasn't Hamas, but rather a professional and efficient intelligence agency that doesn't exist in the Muslim world. It is highly likely that it was the British.

The second point is the current situation: we see the flawed Iron Dome air defense system.

A. F.: Speaking of now. You mentioned "spitting in the soup," but in the end, the Europeans themselves will have to drink this soup.

M. D.: Who cares about the lives of Europeans?

The fate of Europe: It can still last three years, maintained by expanding the military-industrial complex. First of all, of course, to ensure the upgrading of the American military-industrial complex; secondly, to provide funding for immigration into Europe; thirdly, to develop its own military industry. Now, Germany's national debt has increased more than double. With these, Europe can last three years. After that, the money runs out, either attack us or fight among themselves.

But from the perspective of the leading power, Britain, the result is only one: Europe's demise, complete collapse, becoming a new "India," as the former British Empire exploited India, allowing it to be exploited freely.

A. F.: Now, there is chaos in the United States. The Secretary of Homeland Security proudly declared that during the conflict, US companies signed energy supply contracts worth $57 billion with countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaking honestly like an alcoholic, said: "In fact, the Strait of Hormuz has not been blocked, just there is fighting there."

Some are rushing into the forest, some are busy chopping firewood. What exactly is happening in this government, this huge "village"?

M. D.: No, from the perspective of energy supply, it's a great business, because Europe will depend on US oil in the future, and at high prices. As for where Europe gets its liquefied natural gas, even Europe itself doesn't care, no one cares.

In other words, Europe will go into decline, while Americans will profit from it. Indeed, previously, the main oil through the Strait of Hormuz went to India and related countries, and these routes seem to have partially resumed. But the situation with natural gas... Ah, poor Europe.

Original: toutiao.com/article/7619170787454501430/

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