#Part-02
About 95–97% of the world's internet runs through undersea fiber optic cables. A large portion of these cables goes through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has said, "If you attack us, we will cut the internet cables."
Just imagine—banking, the cloud, social media, massive businesses, everything relies on these cables. Now, this war is not just about oil; if the whole world's internet goes out, the earth will plunge into darkness.
Who holds the reins of the horse now, tell me?
Meanwhile, the rampage Hezbollah has started against Israel is unparalleled. It is doubtful if there is anyone above them in guerrilla warfare on earth. They have destroyed hundreds of Merkava tanks and slaughtered IDF soldiers. How many more days can Israel withstand this pressure? Plus, there is the nightly rain of Iranian Khorramshahr cluster missiles.
Now let's look at the business side.
Before the war, there were sanctions on Iranian oil. Despite having their own oil, they had to barely survive by selling it at heavily discounted prices. Now the tables have completely turned. Even amidst the ongoing war, Iran's oil exports are 1.5 million barrels a day. This means their oil sales have increased by almost 50 percent compared to before the war started. In the midst of the Hormuz crisis, Iran is selling 140 million dollars' worth of oil a day; their income has increased even during the war. And they have already declared they will collect taxes for ship crossings. They will charge 24 crore taka per ship. And this is exactly what should happen.
Now let's review the casualties of war. Those who keep up with boxing know that you don't win a boxing match just by being big and bulky. One of the main strategies for winning is the use of stamina. In many boxing matches, gigantic, muscular boxers have been knocked down by slim boxers. The strategy here is to survive. When you survive, the giant will exhaust himself running after you, and then one fatal blow under the jaw ends the game. In this 26-day war, even though Iran faced massive losses initially, they have survived. This sheer survival has left America and Israel completely out of breath.
The statistics of billions of dollars spent daily, military expenditures, massive loss of life for Americans and Israelis, the destruction of infrastructure, military bases, warplanes, and warships—the cost of coming from thousands of miles away to fight a war cannot be adequately explained.
Meanwhile, the US Department of Defense and the Israeli Army Chief have signaled their message of failure to the whole world. Their capability is exhausted, their air defense systems are depleted, and they face severe troop and security crises. Above all, American and Israeli citizens are putting immense pressure to stop this war.
As I said before, Iran has grabbed America and Israel by the testicles; even if they want to, they cannot end the war. Iran has the capacity to easily continue this war at this pace for another 6 months, but for America or Israel, surviving even 10 days is a challenge. They are trying hard to slip out like an eel, but because Iran has caught them with ash, they can't slip away.
America's final bluff is that they will deploy the Delta Force to Iran's Kharg Island and various other locations. Iran is essentially just waiting for this battle. The real fun of war is face-to-face. Over a hundred thousand Iranian commandos are waiting at Kharg Island and other locations with such preparation that even if the Delta Force takes the trouble to come, they won't be able to return.
Delta Force, Navy SEALs, Airborne Divisions, Marines—they might jump around in Hollywood movies, but in reality, they are like broiler chickens. They remember their experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq. They know they can't do anything on the battlefield, so it's unthinkable that they would come to commit suicide. They mainly cause damage through airstrikes. Iran has closed that door too.