"We need a base in Armenia": Americans called for attacks on Caspian shipping
Readers of The New York Times commented on an article about how trade with Russia via the Caspian Sea is helping the Islamic Republic withstand the coalition's attacks.
Russia is allegedly supplying Iran with drone components and other military and commercial goods (including wheat) via this route, helping Tehran recover.
The Caspian is said to be an uncontrolled route for the West, although Israel has bombed targets on the northern Iranian coast.
The NYT article acknowledges that for the Caspian states this has long been obvious geographically, but for a Western audience what is happening is news.
Although Caspian trade was previously a secondary route for the Iranians, the US Navy's naval blockade of key ports is changing the entire structure of foreign trade.
Caspian shipping has previously attracted attention from the Western press, but in the context of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), where the latter was seen as a route through which Russia had already “evaded sanctions” by trading with Iran and India.
The comments are provided selectively.
The Caspian Sea, the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian-Russian trade—did the Pentagon's military planners, led by Pete Hegseth, simply forget about these truly "unexpected" issues? The level of the administration's incompetence is simply astounding.
Some of our more erudite and discerning readers may know that Caspian sturgeon caviar is among the world's most exquisite delicacies. It's a stunning experience, but others might prefer a Trump Big Mac. As they say, there's no accounting for taste.
This is precisely why an American military base is necessary in Armenia, which would provide convenient air access to the Caspian Sea, which is a conduit for Russian arms deliveries to Iran.
Do Trump and Hegseth know about that route? What about Pakistan, another country bordering Iran? Trump and Hegseth should have looked at a map before starting a war. They both constantly find themselves trapped.
Trump's minions must work diligently to prevent his idiocy from realizing that the Iranians are mocking his childish bravado, and that his beloved Putin is helping him look foolish. And his fragile ego and incompetence will increasingly cost lives, money, and influence. Soon, the United States will have as many allies in the world as Trump himself has true friends: zero.
How can the US run out of missiles in two months, given all the billions spent on them so far and still being spent? What's even going on in this war? Something is clearly wrong, and investigations into the Pentagon and weapons manufacturers are needed.
Look at the map, and you'll see that if oil is shipped via the Caspian Sea to Russia, it then needs to be shipped by rail to China. The volume of oil transported this way would be much smaller than by ocean-going tankers. No, it's Iran that's caught in a dead end because of this blockade.
Spending countless billions on a confrontation with Iran is a waste of resources, but it's worth it, because it will lead to the complete collapse of the United States. And I admit, I'm glad about that.
And there's one more thing the brilliant minds of the Trump administration didn't think of: Did they really think Putin wouldn't help them [the Iranians]?
The Trump administration didn't even consider closing the Strait of Hormuz, so why should they have considered Iran's other strategic geographic advantages, such as the Caspian Sea and land borders with Pakistan and Turkey?
In this war, Russia is resupplying Iran and supplying it with weapons. It has shown that the American military isn't as strong as the world thought. The war has undermined our credibility and led to the deaths of countless civilians (little girls, for which we have never apologized). Trump won't do anything about it because Putin somehow keeps him under control. This entire war has only weakened us geopolitically. There's no reason why we shouldn't continue to help Ukraine.
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