Chapter 433： arrow on the string

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"With the start of the Iran-Iraq war, the oil output of the Persian Gulf began to decrease, and at the same time, the international crude oil price saw a new round of sharp rise, from more than 50 US dollars a barrel to more than 80 US dollars, our oil exports , and thus obtained more profits.” The report of the Soviet oil minister was read out by Vorotnikov, an assistant to Andropov in charge of domestic economic reform: “But in the past six months, the OPEC organization led by Saudi Arabia has , announced to stabilize the supply and demand relationship in the oil market by increasing oil production. Saudi Arabia has increased oil production in large quantities, which has caused oil prices to begin to drop. So far, oil prices have dropped to $30 a barrel. However, Saudi Arabia still announced that it will continue to increase oil production. To deal with the crisis, we expect to estimate that Saudi Arabia will eventually increase oil production, which will cause the international oil price to fall to about ten dollars a barrel, and our production cost is twenty dollars a barrel.”

There was no lengthy analysis, only simple data explanations, and these data made everyone present frown.

Obviously, this is a new round of American counterattacks!

"Now, our economy is in a critical period of transformation. We have greatly improved our industry by relying on the war dividends of the island countries. At the same time, our cooperation with Huaxia has allowed us to have more agricultural products to meet the lives of our residents. Now, the proportion of our oil exports in our foreign exchange income is declining, but it is still our key source of foreign exchange. Once the international oil price falls below $20 a barrel, our situation will be worrying. If we do not If we export oil, then our oil industry will be overwhelmed and our production capacity will be severely depleted. If we stop work, those workers will face unemployment. If we continue to export oil, we will face the need for state subsidies to maintain the balance of payments in the oil industry. ." Vorotnikov continued.

America is playing this card! Of course, Andre knew that in later generations, Americans did this. At that time, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, which led to the collective opposition of the Western world. Under the coercion and inducement of the United States, these countries in the Middle East continued to increase oil production, causing oil prices to rise substantially. fell, to cause problems for the Soviet Union's economy.

And now? The reputation of the Soviet Union has not yet been smeared. The United States must have exerted more pressure on Saudi Arabia to force these oil-producing countries to increase oil production.

You must know that when oil prices fall, the increased oil production by these countries cannot increase their incomes, on the contrary, their incomes will decrease! What a bunch of American-controlled puppets!

It seems that the influence of the United States in the Middle East still exists! Andre frowned. In the past, he just wanted to occupy a part of Iran, gain a southward passage, and achieve a huge breakthrough in the Middle East strategy, but now, the situation is so uncertain, it is obviously not enough to control Iran only. Only by controlling the entire Middle East will the energy security of the Soviets be guaranteed!

The interior of the Middle East is not monolithic. If you want to disintegrate the Middle East, you must start with their internal problems! In Andre's mind, ideas kept spreading.

"Andre?" A voice came from his ear, and Andre came back to his senses, and when he saw everyone's eyes looking at him, he realized that he was thinking about it.

"Andre, it seems that the actions of our Turkestan Military Region can't be delayed any longer. We will solve the Iranian issue quickly and indiscriminately. First open the southward passage. Our fleet can station troops in the southern seaports of Iran. In this way, we can use force to solve the problem. To deter the entire Persian Gulf, and when the time comes, we can also make these pro-US countries not go too far," Ustinov said.

The power of the Soviets must be quickly inserted into the Middle East! See how they dare to play tricks behind their backs! If you do this again, the Soviet Union will launch an air strike, blow up the oil wells in Saudi Arabia, and let you increase oil production!

"Yes, Comrade Ustinov." Andrei said: "Our battle is urgent, but we can't send troops blindly, we still need a reason."

Sending troops casually will definitely make the reputation of the Soviets stinky, just like the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in history. Now, under their own promotion, although the situation in Afghanistan is chaotic, the Soviets have been holding their troops. Looking at it in Iran.

Now, the problem of Iran must be solved, but it is the stupidest way to send the army directly. You can look at the Americans. The fig leaf must be made taller.

"Why?" Ustinov asked.

"Our Olympic Games are about to be held." Andre said: "If, in our Olympic Games, some fanatical guys who do not know whether to live or die, sneak into the venue with a bomb and create a horrific explosion, What about killing innocent athletes and spectators?"

Anti-terrorism! The reason that Andre thought of was, of course, anti-terrorism. In this era, although this term is still very new, it can definitely arouse the anger of people all over the world. Fighting wars is a matter of soldiers, not civilians. To create explosions among civilians, is to be condemned.

"Impossible, our Olympic security work is very good, it is impossible for these people to have this opportunity." KGB chairman Vitaly - Vasilyevich - Fedorchuk said.

Just kidding, now, the country's top priority is the Olympic Games, and the security work is very strict, how could such a thing happen! In that case, don't want your own head at all!

"Vitaly, you have to look at things from a higher perspective!" Andropov criticized the attitude of his trusted subordinates: "Andrei This is a really good idea. !"

Every time the strategy is formulated, Andre is quite wonderful and brilliant, and this plan is incomparably ingenious! In this way, the reason for the Soviets to send troops is so correct that even the United States cannot object!

"Our action this time must be the same as the United States, fast!" Andre said: "The Americans have not given up the opportunity to control Iran! If our actions are slow, the Americans may act the same way. "

After all, the Soviet Union wanted to open up the entire road to the south, not to open up the north, and the south was occupied by the United States. Now, Iran is busy fighting with Iraq, and the entire east is extremely empty.

"Yes, Andrei, you are very thoughtful." Andropov said: "I order you, as the commander-in-chief of this operation, to be directly responsible to the Ministry of Defense!"

"Yes!" Andre stood at attention, saluting, fighting, and the arrow was already on the line.

"Comrade General Secretary, before that, we still have a little trouble that needs to be investigated." Andre said: "There are nearly 100 t-62 tanks in the Iranian armored forces, and we need to know about these tanks. source!" (To be continued.)