When Wang Dong returned, Yunlong and the others were also watching news reports, but it was Iranian state television.

Although it was a little late, the reaction of the Iranian authorities was swift.

However, there is a clear problem with the Iranian authorities' emergency response measures.

In news reports, Iranian state television did not immediately admit that Iran was involved in the attack on the tanker, but instead took aim at Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in an attempt to turn attention to the destroyed drilling rig and convince the outside world that Iran was also a victim.

The problem is that the rig is indeed within Kuwait's territorial waters, even if only 50 metres beyond the territorial sea line.

To blame Kuwait would be to say at best that Kuwait had taken the measures that had gone too far and had not made diplomatic efforts before then.

Of course, these are special times.

In the fifteen-minute news report, Iranian state television only ended with a reference to the tanker's attack and made no comment.

Apparently, the Iranian authorities are certainly still investigating.

Although both Saudi Arabia and Kuwait claim that an anti-ship missile fired by an Iranian missile boat hit the tanker, the Iranian authorities may not believe it.

You know, if this is a premeditated incident, then Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are likely to stage a bitter plan.

In addition, those Iranian missile boats have only returned to port, and the investigation will definitely take time.

There is nothing wrong with conducting an investigation, there is a mistake at all, and it should not be diverted at this time.

To put it bluntly, after the missile attack on the oil tanker belonging to the Chinese enterprise, who would care about the Iranian drilling platform destroyed in Kuwaiti territorial waters?

Let's not forget that among the five permanent members of the Security Council, Huaxia was the first to declare absolute neutrality and impose a military embargo on all countries involved in the Iraqi civil war.

More importantly, only China has been working towards peace talks.

Relatively speaking, none of the other four permanent members, with the exception of France, are willing to let this massive civil war end in the short term.

If China's position is shaken, what benefits does Iran have to gain?

It is undeniable that it is impossible for China to make enemies with Iran for the sake of an oil tanker, nor to openly support the Saudi-led Arab League group for the sake of a tanker, let alone to send troops to participate in the Iraqi civil war for the sake of an oil tanker.

However, if this matter is not handled properly, Iran's relations with China will inevitably be affected.

You know, outside of China, the only thing Iran can rely on is Russia, and the support from Russia is more political.

To put it bluntly, Russia's support for Iran is only because Iran's activities in the Gulf region can reduce the pressure on Russia in Eastern Europe and Syria, ease Russia's international pressure, and make the United States and Europe and other countries have to temporarily ease relations with Russia.

After this is achieved, will Russia still support Iran?

On the other hand, how much support can Russia provide to Iran?

Russia's military strength is indeed strong, but the majority is dominated by strategic nuclear weapons that are absolutely impossible to export, and Russia's conventional military strength is obviously not strong.

The Syrian civil war alone consumes half of Russia's regular military strength, in addition to the Ukrainian civil war.

In addition, Russia's territory is extremely vast, and it takes enough troops to defend its own territory alone.

Obviously, the military assistance that Russia is able to provide to Iran is extremely limited.

In terms of vital air power, Russia can provide Iran with a maximum of several dozen Su-30M-level fighters in the short term, while Iran obviously needs more fighters, in addition to supporting combat aircraft such as early warning aircraft and electronic reconnaissance aircraft.

These, Russia either does not have, or it itself does not have enough.

As for the bombers, Russia has a lot of them, but they don't come in handy.

In terms of ammunition, it is also unlikely that Russia will provide much support to Iran, that is, Russia does not have a lot of advanced ammunition in stockpiles in the first place.

If nothing else, just cruise missiles, Russia's stocks are about to bottom out.

Producing at full capacity?

No problem, just have to have money.

So, does Iran have that much foreign exchange?

You must know that when doing business, Russia does not recognize its six relatives.

Take oil in exchange?

Russia needs Iranian oil?

What's more, what means does Iran use to send to Russia?

Relatively speaking, Russia has been able to provide large-scale assistance to Iran with more than 10,000 main battle tanks in stock, as well as a large number of air defense systems.

The main battle tank actually doesn't make much sense.

The Iraqi battlefield is fought like that, and it can't be used if there are more, and the performance of Russian tanks is obvious to all, and they can basically only be used as cannon fodder.

As for the air defense system, what Iran needs most now are S-300 and S-400 regional anti-aircraft missiles, and what Russia can provide in large quantities is actually field anti-aircraft missiles such as the "Doyle" M1, so the significance of Russian assistance will not be too great.

Thinking a little longer, the problem is even more serious.

Can Iran still count on Russia after the end of the war?

The answer is clearly no.

Russia's powerful, that is, strategic nuclear weapons as its pillar of military power, as well as the political influence inherited from the Soviet Union.

As for economic power, it is almost negligible.

Before the outbreak of the civil war in Iraq, the total size of Russia's economy was less than three percent of that of the United States!

What is this concept?

Just California, whose economy is three times the size of Russia!

Compared with Huaxia, the same is true.

Last year, China's economy was 75 percent of that of the United States, so Russia's economy was about 4 percent of China's.

In other words, it is only half the size of one of the most developed provinces in China.

Will the war go on forever?

Definitely not.

After the end of the war, the first thing that needs to be considered is economic construction, and if Iran wants to do a good job in economic construction, the only thing it can rely on is China.

Without China's investment and China's market, Iran's future will certainly be bleak.

For the sake of an oil tanker, a conflict with Huaxia?

Suffice it to say that the head of the Iranian leader is in the water.

If Iran's leaders are smart enough and have a deep enough understanding of Chinese culture, the most important thing to do now is to be brave enough to take responsibility.

As long as it takes responsibility and means that it is responsible for accidental injury, Huaxia may not be concerned with Iran.

After all, only oil tankers and crude oil were lost, and there were no casualties.

As it is now, evading the main issue and diverting attention by means can only have the opposite effect, and even make the Chinese authorities think that Iran is evading responsibility.

When the situation is confirmed, that is, the evidence that the Iranian missile hit the oil tanker is obtained, Iran will not even have room to maneuver.