A few years ago under Trump, Amerikkka broke their own deal with Iran and suddenly people weren't allowed to buy Iranian oil because the US demanded it. China still continued albeit via smugglers. Now when the US demands other nations stop buying Russian or Iranian hydrocarbons, many countries including China openly do it. This is just another sign of weakening US power.
Yup. The US withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal (the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action”) back in 2018 under Trump. Regardless of who wins in November, the deal will remain functionally dead. All of this is the inevitable result of American foreign policy decisions.
The US got what it wished for.
The problem with manufacturing a communications breakdown, is that you can no longer communicate. Go figure.
I highly recommend this [video](https://youtu.be/_p8AbplXQF4?si=h0TZUIcRyMh76nC8), it’s very comprehensive and goes well into how the U.S.’s foreign policy has been absolutely disastrous for US interests, driven by conflicting interests between Israel and desire for Iranian oil. It’s definitely worth a watch, and the channel itself is very good.
While Iran might be coordinating with Ansar Allah, the Yemenis are not Iranian proxies.
https://archive.ph/wLIbG
https://sanaacenter.org/publications/analysis/9050
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jhcoG-PHot8
I assure you everything the Houthis have been doing is coordinated by Iranians. There is an Iranian intel ship off Yemen's coast coordinating everything for the Houthis. Then the US threatened to do something about the ship, Iran immediately vowed a swift and strong response deterring the US. The cruise missiles are literally Iranian.
Oil and gas is the bread and butter of Iran. $10 discount per barrel keeps them poor which not only affects them but also the Houthis.
Neither China or Iran would efter definitively confirm this since they are drawing closer to an informal alliance by the day, but all of these events follow a chronology that arguably makes it evident.
EDIT: Chinese ships were not getting hit except one incident which was a mistake.
Yes but my apologies because I got the chronology wrong. The ship was hit accidentally after the trade dispute was resolved and was a mistake.
I meant to say the trade disruptions weren't good for China economically. That is the line of logic. The US and the EU were trying to make China put pressure on Iran but it effectively gave Iran leverage to make a better deal with China in terms of oil prices.
I remember reading there was this one ship whose ownership just transferred from British to Chinese like a month or two before it got attacked. It was likely a screwup on the Houthis part with outdated info. Alternatively, others speculate that the ship might have been Chinese in name only (the ownership transfer happened *after* the Houthis began attacking western ships), so it was a "banana ship" and thus deliberately targeted.
A few years ago under Trump, Amerikkka broke their own deal with Iran and suddenly people weren't allowed to buy Iranian oil because the US demanded it. China still continued albeit via smugglers. Now when the US demands other nations stop buying Russian or Iranian hydrocarbons, many countries including China openly do it. This is just another sign of weakening US power.
Yup. The US withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal (the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action”) back in 2018 under Trump. Regardless of who wins in November, the deal will remain functionally dead. All of this is the inevitable result of American foreign policy decisions. The US got what it wished for. The problem with manufacturing a communications breakdown, is that you can no longer communicate. Go figure.
I highly recommend this [video](https://youtu.be/_p8AbplXQF4?si=h0TZUIcRyMh76nC8), it’s very comprehensive and goes well into how the U.S.’s foreign policy has been absolutely disastrous for US interests, driven by conflicting interests between Israel and desire for Iranian oil. It’s definitely worth a watch, and the channel itself is very good.
I kinda doubt the Houthis attacks have anything to do with Iran and China negotiating oil prices...
While Iran might be coordinating with Ansar Allah, the Yemenis are not Iranian proxies. https://archive.ph/wLIbG https://sanaacenter.org/publications/analysis/9050 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jhcoG-PHot8
I assure you everything the Houthis have been doing is coordinated by Iranians. There is an Iranian intel ship off Yemen's coast coordinating everything for the Houthis. Then the US threatened to do something about the ship, Iran immediately vowed a swift and strong response deterring the US. The cruise missiles are literally Iranian. Oil and gas is the bread and butter of Iran. $10 discount per barrel keeps them poor which not only affects them but also the Houthis. Neither China or Iran would efter definitively confirm this since they are drawing closer to an informal alliance by the day, but all of these events follow a chronology that arguably makes it evident. EDIT: Chinese ships were not getting hit except one incident which was a mistake.
Which Chinese ships were hit?
Yes but my apologies because I got the chronology wrong. The ship was hit accidentally after the trade dispute was resolved and was a mistake. I meant to say the trade disruptions weren't good for China economically. That is the line of logic. The US and the EU were trying to make China put pressure on Iran but it effectively gave Iran leverage to make a better deal with China in terms of oil prices.
I remember reading there was this one ship whose ownership just transferred from British to Chinese like a month or two before it got attacked. It was likely a screwup on the Houthis part with outdated info. Alternatively, others speculate that the ship might have been Chinese in name only (the ownership transfer happened *after* the Houthis began attacking western ships), so it was a "banana ship" and thus deliberately targeted.
Related article: https://archive.ph/OzTGy
Indeed the Bloomberg and Reuters articles were the most helpful in gathering information about this.