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When Fahad raised this opinion, he intentionally left out the last country: Iraq, apart from these countries, Iraq also relies on this shipping channel. However, Iraq is a country at war with Iran. If this organization even Iraq is also pulled in, so Iran will become even crazier.

Because of the weakness of the military, they have to think about how to deal with this incident while also considering the consequences. They must not act too aggressively, so as not to provoke Iran!

"For Iran's brazen attack on our oil tanker, first, we must express our strong condemnation to Iran through diplomatic channels; second, we must unite with other countries in the Gulf to discuss and establish an escort organization to protect the safety of our ships. Third, we must continue to support the just war in Iraq and completely destroy the Khomeini regime. Fourth, we must also actively observe the opinions of the United States. In the most desperate moment, we can also ask the US Navy to help us Escorted ships," Emil said.

Chapter 442 Suspension of arms sales to Iran

After receiving the news that the Kuwaiti oil tanker had been hit and sank to the bottom of the sea, Rafsanjani wished he could shoot all the members of the missile force.

Big trouble now.

Iran has issued that statement, but it does not mean that Iran will really do that. Although Rafsanjani has received instructions from the Supreme Spiritual Leader, after careful consideration, he still decides that the scale of the conflict cannot be escalated and must be limited. In the war with Iraq.

Therefore, their primary target must be the oil tankers in Iraq.

Iran has a long coastline, and the entire northern side of the Persian Gulf is located near the sea of ​​Iran. In particular, Iran can control the Strait of Hormuz, which can be said to be able to control the shipping of the entire Persian Gulf, while Iraq occupies the After Bataan Port, their oil is mainly transported by tankers.

Hit the tankers in Iraq!This is the solution to our current predicament.

Therefore, in the battle at sea, Iran finally fired the first bomb.

However, this missile actually killed the Kuwaiti tanker!

It cannot be blamed for the low accuracy of the missiles exported by China, but because they aimed wrongly, because they were finally surprised to find that their intended target had not yet reached the Strait of Hormuz due to a host failure.

What should Iran do in the face of Kuwait's wrath?Do you want to say, sorry, we made a mistake?

No, absolutely not!In today's Iran, these two words will never be uttered. Iran is now facing the hostility of almost all Arab countries. It did not intend to do this, but since it has been done, it must show toughness!

The Supreme Leader also sent instructions, praising the operation as being very well done, and to continue to do so. Moreover, to expand the scale, in addition to using missiles, armed personnel can also use small boats to carry out strikes.

It seems that the Supreme Leader is very satisfied with this matter, but Rafsanjani is not going to do it.Isn't that a pirate?Moreover, pirates still do it to make money. They do this for nothing but destruction.

Unknowingly, Rafsanjani already had his own thoughts, and he no longer carried out the orders of the supreme leader without compromise, because, from the heart, Rafsanjani rejected this kind of behavior very much. Let Iran be more isolated, and Iran will have more enemies. Although they are their own enemies, they have never fought head-on. If other countries join in, then Iran will definitely not be able to block so many fists.

"Report, China has sent news that due to various reasons, the arrival of our next batch of weapons will be postponed. The J-69 fighter jets, [-] tanks, and Silkworm missiles we urgently need may not be delivered for a while. "At this time, a staff officer came in and said.

Late delivery?Rafsanjani was surprised. If China lost its arms exports, it would be even more difficult for them to fight this battle.

"Did they say why?"

"The domestic orders have increased, and we cannot produce enough."

Domestic orders?What a joke!Could it be that it was produced for Iraq?But it seems that the report said that no representative of the Iraqis was found there?Rafsanjani thought about it, and after connecting with the recent incident, he figured it out. This time they attacked the wrong target, which not only caused trouble for themselves, but also caused a lot of trouble for China.

After the Chinese ambassador to Iraq Hou Yefeng sent the report back to China, high-level officials attached great importance to it.

In fact, before this, when Tu Kida, the leader of the leading group of China's Chengfei Super Seven project in Iraq, sent the report back to China, discussions on whether to continue selling weapons to Iran had already begun.

At present, China's main strength lies in economic development. This is a major premise. After ten years of turmoil, China's economy is already very backward. Now China must shift its focus to economic construction, and investment in military affairs has always been In austerity, a large number of military industrial enterprises are facing serious problems. Think about the factories that produce aircraft and cannons. The biggest project now is to manufacture several gas tanks, cast several iron stoves, and radiators. How amazing is this? waste.

However, the Iran-Iraq War gave Chinese manufacturing a chance. At present, the 69 factory that manufactures 617 tanks, Chengfei, and these enterprises with export projects have been stepping up production and creating a large amount of foreign exchange for China. Therefore, China also attaches great importance to selling weapons to Iran and Iran.

It was Iraq that first sold weapons, but then, the Iranians came to their door. Iran could not obtain weapons from the West, so it turned to China for help. Naturally, China would not refuse what was delivered to its door.

Therefore, the military industry departments with arms sales projects are running at full capacity, while those without projects are also fooling the arms purchasers of Iran and Iraq.

The Iranians are very good at fooling around. The silkworm missile is an example. The Iraqis are not good at fooling around. They bought C801 missiles, and they decided to refit them. Even the 69 tanks were upgraded with German technology after returning. .

Therefore, the focus of the military industry is to start fooling the Iranians, hoping that the Iranians can place more orders.And far-sighted military enterprises began to choose to cooperate with Iraq for development.

However, the situation is slowly changing. Under the situation of the Iran-Iraq battlefield, Iran is already failing constantly, especially if Iraq completely occupies Khuzestan Province, Iran will not have much economic strength to come back. Buy a large number of weapons, but Iraq is different.

Iraq has been actively developing its relationship with China, and the difference is that Iraq is not only importing Chinese weapons, but also conducting joint development with China. The most successful one is the Super Seven The fighter plane has been refitted in Iraq, and its combat effectiveness can be said to exceed any fighter jet currently developed by China. This is the first fighter jet developed by China with beyond-visual-range air combat capabilities, and it is piloted by Pakistani pilots to participate in the battle , It also confirmed that this fighter has outstanding performance.Pakistan has ordered forty aircraft in advance, which is the most advanced project in the history of arms exports between the two countries.

Although this kind of fighter is exported to Pakistan, the domestic air force has begun to be jealous. When the J-2 project is not going well, they have already set their sights on this fighter that was originally intended for foreign trade and export. It is a pity that Well, the country does not have the funds to allocate funds for the purchase. Moreover, those avionics were refitted in Iraq, and the Americans keep a close eye on them, lest this technology flow into China.

In addition, Iraq has also invested in the domestic Yun-801 project to improve the C[-] missile. Iraq is no longer as simple as buying weapons from China, but has risen to a partnership.

China sold weapons to Iran, and Iran had the capital to carry out a ground war. Iraq raised a serious protest against China. The Chinese zhèngfǔ did not intend to pay attention to this kind of diplomacy. However, that Iraqi Qusay boy, An attractive and irresistible condition is proposed, as long as it does not export weapons to Iran, Iraq will buy more weapons from China, and it will also bring investment in reform and opening up to China, which is necessary for the urgent development For China's economy, it is tantamount to sending charcoal in a timely manner.

However, this will hurt the feelings of the Iranian people. Therefore, some quarrels have formed among the high-level officials. There are also different opinions on the specific departments responsible for the export project, especially the production plant responsible for the Type 69 tank, which is now producing for Iran. Tanks, and this kind of tank, Iraq no longer looks down on it. Iraq has its own tank production line, and hopes to continue to provide Iran with this kind of cheap tank. You know, in China, the total order for this tank is Less than a hundred.

Cheng Fei is somewhat inclined to cooperate with Iraq, because they have broadened their horizons from Iraq and know the world's advanced styles, which is very beneficial for them to develop the next generation of fighter jets.Because, although the No. [-] project has not yet been formally approved, the pre-research has already begun.

In their plan, the No. 1553 project will also adopt the [-]B data bus, which is the standard bus technology of the current US military aircraft, and the Super Seven that is being modified is based on this technology. They don't want Iraq to become angry and terminate the current The most important project of their company.

However, the production of J-[-] fighter jets for Iran can be suspended, because the J-[-] fighter jets for Jordan are also being produced, and there are also domestic orders, so they can support it.Moreover, Iraq has also injected funds into Chengfei, and the funds provided last time for the transformation of Super Seven have not been fully spent yet.

While the country was still arguing, what Iran did finally made the Chinese government make up its mind.

An oil tanker in Kuwait was sunk by an anti-ship missile launched by Iran. This missile was the Haiying 2 missile imported by Iran from China.

This is not a matter of embarrassing Chinese weapons. Whether it hits a Kuwaiti oil tanker or an Iraqi oil tanker, it is a civilian ship!

The only thing that makes them fortunate is that these missiles were not shipped directly from China, but via North Korea.Therefore, when necessary, China can completely put aside the relationship. This kind of missile is not exported from China. As for whether it is transferred by a third country, it has nothing to do with China.

This incident directly alarmed the supreme leader.

After careful deliberation, they finally made a decision to suspend arms exports to Iran. At the same time, they actively started negotiations with Iraq to narrow the distance between each other. Moreover, at an appropriate time, they could invite Iraqi leaders to visit. magnificent.

Why is the whole world on the side of Iraq!When Rafsanjani heard the news, his eyes showed great dissatisfaction.

Chapter 443 Dealing with Silkworm Baby

After the Kuwaiti oil tanker was attacked and the Chinese ambassador to Iraq was sent away, Qusay also held an emergency meeting.

"The Iranians made a big mistake this time. They dared to attack the Kuwaiti oil tanker. This time, they will definitely attract stronger opposition from the international community," Barzan said.

"Yes, in this case, no country will make irresponsible remarks about our attack on Iran. God bless, how could they do such a thing!" Watban also said.

What they mean is that Qusay is very clear. What Iran did this time was outraged by the public. What he attacked was the oil tanker in Kuwait, which affected the oil prices of the world. Which country will give Iran a good look?

They stood tall and looked far away, but they looked at the real threat in front of them.

"Everyone, the first issue we need to discuss now is not how much trouble Iran will have, but how we will deal with it." Qusay said: "Our oil tankers are also going to pass through the Strait of Hormuz!"

Are the Iranians so stupid to attack Kuwaiti oil tankers?Qusay has already studied it. At that time, at that location, there should have been another Iraqi oil tanker passing by. That is to say, what Iran attacked was likely to be a ship transporting its own oil!

After receiving Tariq's report, Qusay knew that the tragic ship attack battle in history had finally begun, and there was no winner in this ship attack battle.

In order to win, Iran and Iran are attacking each other's tankers, and by the way, oil tankers from other countries. The result is that the oil exports of Iran and Iran have been sharply reduced due to the attack on ships, and the economies of both sides have been hit hard. get benefits.

But now, for Iraq, it is simply fatal, because the purpose of Iraq is to completely occupy Khuzestan, a major oil-producing province in Iran, and it is impossible for the oil exports in this area to go through land pipelines. It is through direct loading within the port of the Abadan Refinery.

Therefore, this waterway is very important to Iraq. Although Qusay is engaged in various other ways to make money, Iraq's current financial expenditure is still the first in oil exports.

There are so many projects in Iraq, there are only three types of fighter jets, F-20, Super Seven and Mirage 4000, all of which need to invest a lot of money. If oil exports are blocked by the Iranians, then these projects in Iraq will affected.