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The attack on the Kuwaiti oil tanker shocked King Fahd very much. www.biquge.info≦≧As a major power in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has played an increasing role in the peace talks between Egypt and Israel, and Saudi Arabia has played a greater and greater role in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

Oil is the lifeblood of these countries, although Saudi Arabia faces the sea on both sides, the Persian Gulf in the east, the Red Sea in the west, there are large oil fields on the Red Sea coast in the west, and there are many on the Persian Gulf coast in the east, so Saudi Arabia's dependence on the Persian Gulf is also very strong, and now Iran has hit Kuwait's oil tankers, which is equivalent to blocking the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran absolutely cannot tolerate.

Saudi Arabia must find a way to resolve this dispute! After the attack on the Kuwaiti oil tanker, oil tankers in these Saudi ports also stopped sailing.

The crews of these oil tankers, some of which are Saudi Arabia and other countries in the world, are drifting on the sea all the year round, and they are also prepared to experience certain risks, such as strong winds, huge waves, and even pirates, but they have never experienced the taste of being hit by anti-ship missiles, so the crew members consciously stayed in the harbor and no one dared to sail. ≦≧

Because of the attack on Kuwaiti oil tankers, which caused the world to reappear in the symptoms of an oil crisis, prices began to climb in the crude oil futures market.

"Your Majesty, Prince Fahd of Kuwait asks to see you." At this time, the secretary outside said.

That's how Prince Fahd arrived? The king immediately arose and went to meet him.

The relationship between the two countries is already very friendly, and the personal relationship between the two of them is also very good. And now Prince Fahd has arrived in a hurry in response to the Iranian attack on the oil tanker. One of Iran's Silkworm missiles has touched the hearts of countries along the Persian Gulf coast that need to export oil by sea.

"Your Majesty, this time one of our oil tankers was attacked and sank, you already know about this, right?" Prince Fahd, who had just gotten off the plane and arrived at the palace, did not have time to greet each other's great friendship. Let's get straight to the point.

"Yes, we care about this very much, it is related to our economic lifeline, no one thought that the Iranians would really dare to do this, this time they went too far!" The king said. ≦≧

"Before there was a plan to deal with it. Our steamers have not dared to pass through the straits easily. We must do everything we can to resolve this matter, otherwise the people of Kuwait will be starved of food in less than a week. The prince said.

Oil tankers can temporarily stop leaving the port, although they will suffer certain economic losses, but Kuwait has a huge amount of foreign exchange support, so there is no need to worry for the time being. However, if the ships carrying the goods do not come in, Kuwait will not be able to survive.

"Do you have a solution?" The king asked.

"The war between Iraq and Iran, in which we did not directly participate, and now Iran has done such a thing, openly attacking our oil tankers, is a violation of international law, if Iran makes a statement. Admit that it was a mistake, and forget it. But now, Iran is actually suing us. All the countries that support Iraq, until they change their attitude towards Iraq, the ships of these countries will be within their range of strikes. ≦≧" said Prince Fahd, "they are so arrogant, they are Allah above, how can they be driven out of such a thing under the teaching of the Great Prophet!" We had no choice! ”

"You mean we're going to declare war on Iran?" The king was a little surprised, because it was very unwise to do so, if Iraq was defeated, Iran wanted to continue to export revolution to other countries, and they declared war on Iran, and there was enough necessity for them, but now, Iran just attacked the ships at sea, and declared war on Iran like this, so that the Iran-Iraq war became a war in the entire Middle East, which was completely unnecessary, and this was a last resort adopted by Iran because of its defeat in the land war, and it was impossible to use force with Iran like this.

The prince realized that he had not expressed himself clearly, and continued: "It is not a declaration of war, but that we need to send our own ships to protect our ships from attack." ”

Sending ships to protect their own ships is entirely self-defensive, and it is also very necessary, to show their attitude, which the king is in favor of.

"We need to unite these countries on the coast of the Persian Gulf to form an escort fleet, ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, under our protection, and if the Iranians dare to attack us, we will resolutely return fire!" Prince Fahd said. ≦

Escorts, not just escorts, if the Iranians still dare to disadvantage them, then they are not afraid of bayonets.

Sending ships to escort the ship has always been considered by the king, but although Saudi Arabia is a big country, its land area is large in the Middle East, its oil reserves are also large in the Middle East, and its income is also good in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia's military strength is not strong at all.

The ones that can come up with their hands are the Medina-class frigates imported from France that have just entered service, but these warships have just entered service, and the level of naval personnel is probably not skilled enough, while the old Badr class does not have anti-aircraft missiles, and against anti-ship missiles, I am afraid that it can only be sent to death.

However, the king also knows that as a great power, in this situation, Saudi Arabia must set an example and stand up for the surrounding fraternal Arab countries, and their sea transportation channels must not be interrupted because of the Iranians' intrigues, and they must do something. ≦≧

"Okay, I agree, our navy will send two ship formations represented by frigates to protect the safety of our fleet, and at the same time, we will also contact Bahrain, Qatar and other countries to jointly come up with a definite escort plan, we will crush Khomeini's conspiracy!" The king said.

After the Kuwaiti oil tanker was attacked by Iran, the Gulf countries expressed strong opposition, and under the leadership of Saudi Arabia, they set up a "Peninsula Defense Force" to act as a "piece of the Gulf region".

Under the auspices of Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defense and Aviation, Saudi Arabia sent a Medina-class frigate Ebuha and a Badr-class Badr, as well as several missile boats, to act as the main force of escort.

Although it has been determined that the strategy of counterattacking the escort formation can be given when it is attacked, the king did not think of sending air forces to reconnoiter the coast of the Iranian strait and take the initiative to destroy their missile launchers, because that would lead to the expansion of the war. No one dares to say what the reaction of the Iranians, who have already been incited to the point of losing their minds in a frenzy, will make.

As soon as Prince Fahd had consulted with him, the secretary came to report: "Your Majesty, the Iraqi ambassador has arrived. ”

The king glanced at Prince Fahd, looked at each other and nodded, and the king said, "Please let him in." ”

The Iraqi ambassador walked in, saw Prince Fahd of Kuwait next to him, was very surprised, and said: "Prince Fahd, it is a great pleasure to meet you here, about the sinking of your oil tanker by Iran, on behalf of Iraq, I would like to express my sincere sympathy to your country, the Iranians have gone too far!" At the same time, in response to this crisis, we have come up with a plan that we hope will protect the safety of our maritime transport. ”

When negotiating to escort their own ships, both of them deliberately omitted Iraq, not because they were angry about the involvement of their support for Iraq, but because they had different angles, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain were not belligerents, and if they were to get involved with Iraq, then the Iranians would have a reason to attack their merchant ships.

Hearing the Iraqi ambassador say that they had a solution, the two were a little curious and asked, "What solution?" ”

"The attack of the Iranians is mainly to use a silkworm anti-ship missile, which has a range of 100 kilometers, and the entire Strait of Hormuz, and even within the bay close to the Iranian coastline, is within their range, and this missile flies at a low altitude and speed, and it is somewhat difficult for us to intercept it, however, the electrical equipment of this missile is very backward and it is very easy to be interfered with, so our country is working on a jamming device, which is installed on escort ships, in the process of marching in formation, Turn on the jamming device and this missile will be disabled. The ambassador said.

Electrical interference? Prince Fahd had heard of this, and Qusay's men were very good at doing this, and in the battle in the Bekaa Valley, their electromagnetic interference played a great role. This method is very feasible!

"What kind of escort ship are you going to load it on?" The king asked.

"It's on our missile boats." "The modification is about to begin, and it is expected to be completed in three days," the ambassador said. ”

Both of them know that the Iraqi navy, with its large missile boats, may only have a displacement of about 100 tons, and it is really a test of their patience to let such a little guy go all the way to the Strait of Hormuz.

"Iraq's missile boats are too small, it would be nice if they could fit on our frigates." The king said, "I wonder what Qusay means?" ”

The king's words have a double meaning, if this kind of thing can really work, then the solution of how to protect the oil tanker is the headache of the side, it can be interfered with with this jamming device, if it does not work, then send shè anti-aircraft missiles, and at the same time, it also avoids letting the ships of the Iraqi Navy participate in the escort, which will avoid many disputes.

"I'll report back to Qusay, but it should be fine, thank the king for his kindness." The ambassador said. (To be continued.) To be continued