Iran Update: Israel’s Newest Bombing Campaign, the Oncoming War With China and How to Avoid It

Colonel Wilkinson explains to Tucker Carlson how US and Israeli strikes on Iran are disrupting China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), particularly a key railroad linking Chinese Pacific ports through Iran to the Caucasus and Europe. This infrastructure, part of five BRI rail lines, aims to shift commerce from vulnerable sea routes to land, cutting delivery times to Europe from 2.5-3 days by ship to 16 hours by rail. The Ukraine war has already stalled other BRI lines into Europe, amplifying this route's importance.

Bombing China's Rail Lines and Geostrategic Signals

Recent US and Israeli bombings target this Iran-Caucasus railroad, recently completed and vital for China's overland trade ambitions. Railroads repair quickly despite damage, but the strikes signal Pentagon awareness of the threat. Historically, this route echoes the WWII Persian Corridor, where Britain and the US built a road through Iran to supply the Soviet Union, sustaining Stalingrad and rivaling the importance of the later Tehran conference route. Wilkinson notes most Americans overlook such geography, unaware Iran connects overland to China.