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<blockquote data-quote="Dumpstick" data-source="post: 3273445" data-attributes="member: 41653"><p>Okay folks, to understand what is going on, look at a map of the area.</p><p></p><p> Saudi Arabia (SA) is bordered on the east by the Persian Gulf. On the other side of that Gulf is Iran (the Persians).</p><p> To avoid the problems of shipping all that Saudi oil out through the straits that Iran owns, SA spent years, and massive amounts of cash, to build pipelines west across SA , to access the Red Sea. They ship oil out of ports on the west side of SA.</p><p></p><p> Now, to the South of SA is Yemen. It pretty much controls the Eastern side of the southern outlet from the Red Sea.</p><p> The problem is that Yemen doesn't really have a functioning national gov't. If the "rebels" (which in reality are wholly owned subsidiaries of Iran) can occupy the western end of Yemen, it can control the Red Sea.</p><p></p><p>What is happening here, is that Iran is attempting to completely bottle up the shipment of Saudi oil.</p><p></p><p>Iran desperately needs cash, and they know that if China (currently the largest purchaser of SA oil) can't get oil from one place, it will get it from another.</p><p></p><p> Iran has the excess capacity to service Chinese needs.</p><p></p><p>It's a well planned play to control the Middle East, via oil sales.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dumpstick, post: 3273445, member: 41653"] Okay folks, to understand what is going on, look at a map of the area. Saudi Arabia (SA) is bordered on the east by the Persian Gulf. On the other side of that Gulf is Iran (the Persians). To avoid the problems of shipping all that Saudi oil out through the straits that Iran owns, SA spent years, and massive amounts of cash, to build pipelines west across SA , to access the Red Sea. They ship oil out of ports on the west side of SA. Now, to the South of SA is Yemen. It pretty much controls the Eastern side of the southern outlet from the Red Sea. The problem is that Yemen doesn't really have a functioning national gov't. If the "rebels" (which in reality are wholly owned subsidiaries of Iran) can occupy the western end of Yemen, it can control the Red Sea. What is happening here, is that Iran is attempting to completely bottle up the shipment of Saudi oil. Iran desperately needs cash, and they know that if China (currently the largest purchaser of SA oil) can't get oil from one place, it will get it from another. Iran has the excess capacity to service Chinese needs. It's a well planned play to control the Middle East, via oil sales. [/QUOTE]
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