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China ka Direct Appeal!
China ka Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, ne Iran se seedha request ki hai ki Strait of Hormuz se sabhi ships ko safe passage mile. Ye ek bahut hi bada diplomatic move hai kyunki Beijing apni energy needs ko lekar kaafi serious hai. Is move se global energy supply chain ko lekar worries aur badh gayi hain.
Hormuz Strait: Sabse Bada Chokepoint
Ye jo Strait of Hormuz hai na, ye 55 km ka ek chota sa rasta hai, lekin duniya ka lagbhag 20% oil isi se guzarta hai. Abhi US ne Iran ke ports par naval blockade laga rakha hai, aur Pakistan bhi peace talks karwa raha hai. Is beech China ka ye request, tension ko aur badha raha hai. Brent crude ka price abhi $95 per barrel ke paas chal raha hai. Is poori crisis ki wajah se prices pehle $100 cross kar chuke hain aur March 2026 mein toh $126 tak pahunch gaye the. Bachpan se suna hoga na 1970s ki oil crisis? Ye uske baad sabse bada disruption mana ja raha hai!
China ki Energy Security Ki Plan
China isliye bhi itna involve ho raha hai kyunki woh Gulf se kaafi oil import karta hai. Potential disruptions se bachne ke liye, China ne apni strategic oil reserves ko badha kar 1.2 billion barrels kar liya hai, jo lagbhag 109 din ki demand ke liye kaafi hai. China ke Defense Minister ne bhi kaha hai ki unki naval forces is waterway ko protect karengi. Yaar, jab bhi is Strait mein tension badhti hai, oil prices seedha upar bhagte hain. Jaise June 2025 mein Brent $74 tak pahunch gaya tha. EIA ka forecast hai ki Brent prices Q2 2026 mein $115 tak ja sakte hain. Sirf oil hi nahi, methanol aur aluminum jaise important non-energy goods bhi isse affect ho rahe hain.
Escalation Ka Khatra?
China aur Iran ke beech badhti hui competition se risk badh raha hai. Iran ke liye Hormuz par control ek badi baat hai. Kuch analysts ko Iran ki 'Hormuz tolls' wali baat practical nahi lagti. US ki naval blockade se regional tensions aur badh sakti hain. Agar koi bhi galat kadam uthaya gaya toh energy shortages ho sakti hain. Is situation mein ships ke liye war-risk insurance bhi kaafi mehnga ho gaya hai.
Market Ka Kya Hoga?
Goldman Sachs keh raha hai ki oil prices mein abhi upar-neeche hota rahega, aur Hormuz ki uncertainty ek bada factor hai. Pakistan aur China ki diplomatic koshishon ke bawajood, EIA ka kehna hai ki prices crisis se pehle wale level se zyada hi rahenge, shayad Brent $76 per barrel ke aas paas rahe. China ka ye strict stand dikha raha hai ki global energy diplomacy mein change aa raha hai.