Chapter 179 Naval Battle in the Persian Gulf (2)
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The Demeter Goddess has a large tonnage, deep draft, thick skin and thick flesh. If the keel is not damaged, the entire ship is unlikely to be sunk by torpedoes. However, always being hit by torpedoes like this will inevitably lead to the risk of sinking, so the mercenaries of the International Risk Consulting Company decided to use the containers on the ship as bait and throw them into the water, which can, to a certain extent, induce The torpedo hits the container instead of the Demeter itself.
However, the speed advantage of the torpedo boat is still incomparable. Although the floating containers on the sea slowed down the speedboat a lot, it still caught up and gradually circled to the side of the tanker. The torpedo boat tried to launch a torpedo here against the fierce artillery fire on the tanker, but the raindrops of the container kept them unable to find a time to aim.
"Notify the captain, run over and crush them!" The mercenary commander saw this situation and thought it was an opportunity, so he decisively contacted the captain. Under his command, the tanker began to veer to the right sail. This time, the torpedo boat was completely frightened. They wanted to escape, but they were too close just now, and it was too late to hide. In just a few minutes, the crew on the torpedo boat looked at the blue sky in front of their eyes. Disappeared, replaced by the black-painted ship's side, and then the two ships collided together, and then the Goddess Demeter ran the missile speedboat into the sea.
After one hit, the Goddess Demeter escaped unharmed, and the mercenaries of the International Risk Consulting Company cheered excitedly, but they understood that the threat of the Iraqi Navy had not been completely shaken off, and there might still be Iraqis around. The presence of naval forces and air power.
The incident of the Goddess of Demeter encountering the Iraqi Navy has been transmitted to the headquarters of Glencore Group, the headquarters of Mediterranean Shipping Company, and the branch of the International Risk Consulting Company in Dubai through the Iridium system. The armed helicopter of the International Risk Consulting Company has already taken off. The sea area where the incident occurred, and also notified the US military's naval forces nearby. Although the Americans and Iran are at odds, both Mediterranean Shipping Group and Glencore Group are companies in neutral Switzerland, while the International Risk Consulting Company is a company registered in the United States. The US military is obliged to provide assistance to the International Risk Consulting Company. Moreover, attacking oil tankers is an act that the U.S. military cannot tolerate. Naturally, the U.S. military will not ignore it and stand by. However, the U.S. military does not want to get too involved in the Iran-Iraq War, so they can only provide intelligence support.
After getting rid of the entanglement of the Iraqi naval missile speedboat, the Goddess of Demeter began to leave the accident area at full speed, but soon after, they learned a bad news. According to the information provided by the US military, it seems that there are Iraqi fighter planes Rush to the accident area.
At the headquarters of Glencore Group in Switzerland, Mark Rich is on the phone with Iran. The cruise ship sunk by the Iraqi Navy not long ago caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to the Gorky Brotherhood, and more importantly, because the oil tanker sank into the sea, the oil that Mark Rich wanted to deliver to customers was delayed, seriously impact on Glencore's goodwill. This is what Mark Rich can't bear the most. The oil business of Glencore Group is in a legal gray area, and the reputation of this kind of business comes first.
Just like those big drug lords in South America, they always pay attention to credibility when doing business, otherwise they would not be able to obtain stable and reliable customers at all. If the Goddess of Demeter is sunk, Mark Rich will have no way to explain to his clients.
Mark Rich is calling none other than Iran's current President Khamenei. For Iran, the Glencore Group is their largest buyer of oil today. Mark Rich came to Iran shortly after the Islamic Revolution to run the oil spot business. In Iran, Mark Rich is an existence similar to Comrade Hamer. He is not only the guest of the President of Iran, but also the guest of honor of Supreme Leader Khomeini. And Mark Rich is also wanted by the US government for treason all over the world because of his oil business with Iran and the government.
Although Mark Rich cannot leave Switzerland now, his influence in Iran is still there. Therefore, when the Goddess of Demeter was violated by the Iraqi Navy, Mark Rich immediately called President Khamenei and asked the Iranian Air Force to escort the Goddess of Demeter.
"I'm sorry, Mark! As you know, we are currently under sanctions. Our F14 fighter jets lack spare parts. If they are shot down, it will cause serious losses to our air force!" Khamenei refused without thinking, and Glenn However, the business between the group and Iran has ended with both money and goods, and Iran will no longer be responsible for the security of the oil tanker leaving the port, otherwise the Iranian Air Force will not be annoyed to death.
"Khamenei, you can actually say such words. Well, the deal between us ends here. From now on, my tanker will never buy a barrel of oil from Iran again. You can weigh it yourself!" Mark Rich was about to drop the phone in anger. He never dared to say this in the past. I am afraid that not only did he not dare to say it, but he also carefully managed the relationship between Glencore and the Iranian government. The Samotlore field has come close to success. Now the oil production controlled by Mark Rich is almost equal to that of Iran. Under such circumstances, Mark Rich naturally had the confidence to say no.
Hearing the busy tone from the handset, Khamenei was also angry. How could Khamenei endure that the president of a country should be threatened by an oil dealer. But when he calmed down, Khamenei picked up the phone and called back. The reality had to make him bow his head. The Iran-Iraq War caused Iran to owe tens of billions of dollars in foreign debt, and the domestic economy had already collapsed. If the oil business with Glencore is cut off again, how will the Iranians survive. Even for the sake of the country, Khamenei cannot break up with Mark Rich.
After waiting for a full minute on the phone, they finally got Mark Rich to answer. When the voice of Mark Rich came from the opposite side, Khamenei first apologized to Mark Rich. Then he expressed his own difficulties. Iran is now facing simultaneous sanctions from the United States and the Soviet Union, and there is a shortage of spare parts for fighter jets. If even one is shot down, the loss to the Iranian Air Force will be irreparable.
"President Khamenei, you can boldly help my tanker escort! If your F14 fighter is shot down, I will help you get Su-27..." Mark Rich said coldly.