The Wall Street Journal reported today: "Gulf countries with multiple U.S. military bases have increased crude oil exports and developed emergency plans in recent weeks due to concerns that strikes against Iran could affect the oil market supply. In addition, after the U.S. launched an attack, Iran closed its airspace on Saturday morning. According to data from flight tracking websites, Qatar, Iraq, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Israel also closed their airspace."
Comment: The Gulf countries urgently increasing crude oil exports and making emergency plans indicate they are very panicked - afraid of the war burning into their own country, and more so of the Strait of Hormuz being cut off, leading to a complete shutdown of oil exports. The collective closure of airspace by multiple countries means the aviation artery has been cut off, leaving no buffer space for military operations and retaliatory attacks. The war initiated by the U.S. and Israel will inevitably cause severe fluctuations in global oil prices, shipping, and inflation, and the spillover effects of the war have already fallen on the entire world.
Border conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalates
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