WhatsappThe world is at a pivotal point where the Great Game often played over years is about to push through into open warfare.
The G7, made up of the USA, Canada, Britain, Germany, France, and Japan have pinned the July 29 attack on the MT Mercer Street, an oil products tanker managed by a firm owned by an Israeli billionaire.
Iran denies any connection to the attack.
“We strongly condemn the baseless statement by the foreign ministers of the G7 and the European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs in which they have directed baseless accusations at the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a statement.
The Islamic regime continued and blamed Israel: “For experts and those who know the history of this region, it is not a new thing that the Zionist regime would design such conspiracies.”
The G7 accusation against Iran is significant in that it is the first grouping of countries with significant power to come into agreement against the hegemonic actions of Iran. It also sets the stage for the final showdown between the West and Iran as well as China, which if Hezbollah’s aggravating assault on Northern Israel on Friday is any indication is fast approaching.
The attack on the oil tanker and the accusatory approach of the G7 appears to be a build up to something far bigger – a unified attack on Iran. While this appears more and more likely, the G7’s response appears also to be aimed at China, who is allied with Iran and uses the radical regime to further its interests in the Middle East.
Expect more flare ups in the North as well as more attacks on not only the ships traveling in and out of the UAE or Bahrain, but against shipping in the Red Sea as well. For Iran, their war is a total war and as long as they have China backing them they will continue to attack with impunity at strategic economic and geopolitical locations. The Ayatollahs know that the West is reticent about taking on Beijing.
As far as Russia is concerned, Putin is playing it neutral for now – hoping to leverage any war to Russia’s benefit. After all, he is about to control Western Europe’s natural gas. Holding Germany and France hostage during any war would play into Putin’s hands far more than picking sides.
All of this leaves Israel vulnerable. It is one thing to face Iran with clandestine actions. It is an entirely another matter when you are being dragged along as part of a Western coalition prepared to start open hostilities with not only Iran, but China.
