Economics behind wars: arms makers $679B revenue, revolving door, $1B/day Iran war. Profit from suffering.
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Iran’s real war is against global economy: Hormuz choked, Gulf infrastructure targeted. Strategy, not supremacy.
Russia benefits from Gulf oil disruption: India buys stranded Russian crude, Urals premiums surge.
Can Gulf economies hold if foreign workers leave? Migrants 76-95% workforce. Iraq 1990 lesson: 1.5M fled.
Hormuz blockage triggers fertilizer crisis: 1/3 global trade halted, food prices to soar.
Gulf economies face fragility: force majeure declared, 6.7M bpd cut. $5T reserves buffer vulnerabilities.
US attacks expose limits of China’s economic statecraft: pragmatism trumps “strategic partnerships” with Iran, Venezuela.
Russia shouldn’t celebrate: temporary oil waivers for Iran war, not Ukraine-linked. Linkage remains crucial.
Hormuz: 20M b/d oil at risk. Even perceived danger triggers global inflation. “Limited” strikes impossible.
Modi deepens India-Oman ties via CEPA, energy, maritime security to counter China’s Indian Ocean presence.