The United States ＂banned＂ Iranian oil and Iraqi military： considering a counterattack against US military bases

　　　　　　 CCTV News:Since it announced its withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear agreement in May, the measures taken by the US government to restart sanctions against Iran have become more specific and severe — — Among them, the US government will impose sanctions on Iran’s oil industry in November, and recently, the State Council unilaterally demanded that all countries stop importing oil from Iran, "otherwise they will be punished, including the risk of being expelled from the US market" — — In this regard, Iran reacted strongly, and some military personnel said that the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will take necessary measures to counter it.

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　　　　　　 On July 4th, General Khosari, a senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said that if Iran’s oil exports were banned by the United States, Iran would block the oil transportation channel in the Strait of Hormuz. Affected by this, the price of Brent crude oil rose immediately that day, exceeding $78 per barrel.

　　　　　　 Regarding the above statement, Moghadam, an Iranian analyst and former commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said that Iran is fully capable of implementing the blockade plan, and once the United States takes action against Iran, the Persian Gulf will turn red.

　　　　　　 Moghadam, former commander of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: "Even though the Persian Gulf is no longer a green light, there are a large number of American, British and French fleets and American naval bases here, and now the yellow light is on. If the United States imposes sanctions on Iranian oil exports, then the Persian Gulf will light up with a red light, and oil prices will soar to more than 150 US dollars per barrel, which is not good for anyone. "

　　　　　　 Oil is a pillar industry in Iran, and it also contributes more than 70% of export earnings. Now Iran is facing a severe economic situation. Iranian domestic public opinion believes that this move by the United States is undoubtedly an attempt to cut off Iran’s economic lifeline, and Iran is also preparing to take more severe retaliatory measures.

　　　　　　 At present, the United States is lobbying Saudi Arabia and other countries to increase oil production capacity to reduce the impact of Iran’s oil export ban. In this regard, some Iranian scholars said that if Saudi Arabia and other countries want to associate with the United States, they will pay a price for it.

　　　　　　 Izadi, a professor of international relations at Tehran University, Iran, said: "The United States is waging an economic war against Iran. If Saudi Arabia wants to join the United States, it will pay the price. For Saudi Arabia, the price is that their oil exports will also be blocked, so Saudi Arabia must make a choice. Do they want to follow the United States? "

　　　　　　 Iranian analysts also said that Iran is not afraid of the threat of "extreme sanctions" from the United States because it has multiple means to counter the United States.

　　　　　　 Moghadam, former commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: "We will also consider retaliating against American military bases. Those regional countries with American military bases will be regarded as enemies by Iran, and Iran will fight back. This will never be limited to trade and economic wars."

　　　　　　 According to Iranian media reports, the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Jaafari No.5, also threatened that "the Revolutionary Guard Corps is ready to blockade the Strait of Hormuz at any time". The US Central Command declared that the US Navy "will strive to ensure freedom of navigation".

　　　　　　 US President Trump No.4 accused OPEC of "not helping to curb the rise in crude oil prices" and "failing" the support of the United States to many allies in OPEC — — In fact, in the past month, Trump has been constantly pressing OPEC members such as Saudi Arabia to increase production.

　　　　　　 In this regard, Iranian representative to OPEC Hussein Adebili No.5, in an interview with Reuters, "advised" Trump to "stop struggling in vain" — — Adebili said that it is "just around the corner" for the international oil price to rise above the $100 mark again, which "Trump is making ‘ Block ’ The decision of Iranian oil should have been expected. "

　　　　　　 Adebili also pointed out that the United States "wiped out" Iranian oil, pointing to Saudi Arabia and other countries to increase production to stabilize oil prices, and ultimately will only make the United States lose its political chips, subject to important oil-producing countries such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, and be at the mercy of other countries.