China is self sufficient in energy and can survive the Gulf crisis. The US cannot.
Tue 8:07 pm +00:00, 14 Apr 2026Russia China Meet Plan Expel US Mideast; Trump Blockade Fails; EU Panics As Russia Brings Asset Case Topic 1871 0:00
Intro & subscribe reminder 1:50
US retreat signals — no strikes, fragile truce holding 3:58
Saudi-Iran diplomatic contact; signs of de-escalation 5:25
Ships still exiting Strait of Hormuz despite blockade 6:22
Blockade declared unenforceable — US lacks warships 8:16
BRICS diplomacy takes center stage — West sidelined 9:31
Lavrov calls Iran FM Arashi — Russian readout on Islamabad talks 13:18
Russia frames Iran crisis using “root causes” language 16:29
Lavrov calls UAE foreign minister — ceasefire & security architecture 21:08
Xi Jinping calls Abu Dhabi crown prince — China’s four peace principles 25:21
Russia & China coordinate — same proposal to UAE independently 27:16
Lavrov calls Turkey — Ankara says “we’re in” 29:37
US-Iran talks breakdown — 20 years vs 5 years enrichment freeze 34:21
US blockade is an admission of failed military options 39:43
Only path left: return to negotiations with concessions 47:29
Is this conflict really all about China? Analysis 53:26
Ukraine front — Russian Geran drone advances & Sumy region pressure 58:19
Russia files legal case at EU Court of Justice over frozen assets 1:05:46
EU Court of Justice faces impossible choice — law vs political crisis 1:12:41
Why Russia announced the case now — Hungary & the 90bn euro Ukraine loan 1:20:01
Budanov’s disaster warning — Ukraine’s financial crisis looms 1:22:08
Russians escalate strikes on Odessa port — choking Ukraine revenue
