On January 14, India's The Hindu reported: "Amid the escalation of US-Iran tensions, Pakistan has suspended its peace pipeline project with Iran, stating that it needs US sanctions exemptions before resuming, a move that was not directed by the US but precisely aligned with its interests. The suspension of this project reflects multiple considerations from Pakistan's side: avoiding US sanctions, showing goodwill to the US, energy self-sufficiency and surplus, and even retaliation against Iran for previously leasing Chabahar port to India, which threatened Pakistan's Gwadar port's geopolitical interests. Iran has already completed 1,100 kilometers of pipeline within its territory, originally expecting annual revenue of hundreds of millions of US dollars to ease its economic difficulties. Now, it faces total losses, and its strategic influence expansion is also blocked."
[Witty] Pakistan's suspension of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline is a precise self-serving move for a small country in the chessboard of great powers, and also a realistic satire of geopolitics! This so-called "peace pipeline," which has been in the making for over 30 years, saw Iran invest 1,100 km of infrastructure plus a $5 billion loan, and it could have earned hundreds of millions of US dollars annually to ease its financial situation. However, Pakistan has now pulled the plug. This move is not an impulsive act: avoiding US sanctions and energy self-sufficiency are just pretexts. The core reason is to retaliate against Iran's betrayal in 2025 when it pretended to mediate but leased Chabahar port to India for $300 million, thereby countering Pakistan's Gwadar port. Looking back at the tragedies of small countries choosing sides during the Cold War, today, Pakistan chooses aid over friendship, and Iran's hasty decision leads to its own mistake, perfectly illustrating the iron law of no eternal allies. In the context of US-Iran rivalry, Pakistan sells out its neighbors for safety, while Iran suffers total losses, which is yet another example of a geopolitical farce driven by interest in the shadow of hegemony!
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