The 40 Day war:

Did the U.S. just give Iran a massive payday?

Reference: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/info/infographic/51307

After 40 days of intense fighting between the U.S., Israel, and Iran, a ceasefire has been agreed. But it’s shaky at best, and it leaves us asking: What was the point of all that? What was the point of the suffering? Schools being bombed?

The U.S. goals changed constantly. First, they said it was about stopping Iran’s nuclear program. Then, it was about taking the oil. By the end, there were even rumours of trying to topple the government. But the Iranian government is still intact.

Iran’s New Leverage:

Even though the U.S. and Israel hit Iran hard, Iran fought back by attacking nearby countries and U.S. bases. Now that the dust has settled, Iran actually has more power than they did before the war economically, not military because this wasn’t even a competition.

Before this started, the Strait of Hormuz was free for everyone to use. Now, because of one of the ceasefire terms, ships have to pay Iran $2 million each just to pass through (which will be split with the country of Oman) This money is supposedly for rebuilding the country of Iran, rebuild their infrastructure and so on.

Let’s look at the numbers, they’re MindBlowing:

• Daily traffic: About 138 ships.

• Yearly traffic: Between 30,000 and 50,000 ships.

• The Toll: $2 million per ship.

If the ceasefire fees stick, Iran could make roughly $73 Billion a year, hypothetically

That is more money than they usually make from selling their own oil. In simple terms: Iran just doubled its yearly income without having to sell a single drop of fuel.

Was the goal of this war to make Iran rich? By turning the world’s most important shipping lane into a private toll road, Iran now has massive leverage over the U.S. and the global economy.

The U.S. went in to weaken Iran, but these new terms might have just handed them the ultimate win. So who really won?