Chapter 514 Protests in the Gulf

Moscow.

The American ambassador looked at the Soviet representative in front of him with a cold gaze: "I protest! You have wantonly rammed our submarine, and now you are still holding our submarine hostage!"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ambassador. Our submarine has suffered huge losses. All of this is caused by your collision." The Soviet representative said calmly, "So, if you don't pay us the full amount of compensation, we will not compromise. I hope you will face this matter squarely and make a reasonable plan to solve these problems as soon as possible. However, please rest assured that we will properly resettle the people on the submarine."

The crew members on the submarine? The American ambassador was shocked to hear this. Did the Soviets want to use tough measures? They wanted to take down their own submarine crew members and force them onto their own submarines, or even dismantle their own submarines?

"Look, this is a friendly match between us." The Soviet representative took out several photos and handed them to the American ambassador.

The American ambassador opened his eyes wide. The photo showed that the submariners of the US side were fighting with the Soviet submariners in the sand on the seashore. The weapons they used were actually watermelons! And the submariners of the US side kept eating the watermelons while fighting.

What a shame for America!

The American ambassador was stunned. The Soviets actually came up with such a trick to undermine the morale of their own personnel! Although the president authorized the rescue of the personnel first, the personnel on the submarine objected. They wanted to stay in the submarine, which was their post! But now...

"What do you think, Mr. Ambassador? Can you accept our proposal?" the Soviet representative continued to ask.

"We will have further consultations." The American ambassador left with a gloomy face. In the past few days, he wanted to meet Gromyko, Andropov and others, but was rejected. He could only meet such a small representative of the Diplomatic Office. It was obvious that the Soviets were trying to force him to compromise.

Originally, the United States could still hold on, but now the Soviets have resorted to despicable and shameless means! In this way, it is even more urgent to rescue those submarines and the people on them as soon as possible! Even if we agree to the Soviet Union's lion's mouth, we can't help but agree!

The Soviets are so aggressive! They are angering the entire Western world!

"Mr. Gromyko, we lodge a serious protest. Your innocent seizure of our tanker has caused us huge losses!" On the other side of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gromyko was not idle. He was facing a large group of ambassadors from the Gulf countries.

These days, the export of oil from the Gulf has almost been interrupted! The Soviets forcibly seized many oil tankers and lined them up for more than ten nautical miles! The oil tankers at the back simply did not go out to sea and waited at the port.

Everyone knows that it is the Soviet Union that is behind this!

"I understand your anxiety," Gromyko said. "We don't want to see the situation today, but I hope you understand that the Iranian pseudo-government's export of revolution has damaged your fundamental domestic interests. If these extremely terrorist racists are released, the whole world will be in turmoil. By doing this, we are contributing to world peace."

"Then why can Iraqi oil tankers pass freely?" At this moment, another voice asked from below.

This is absolutely unfair. Oil tankers carrying Iraqi flags can pass through the Strait of Hormuz without inspection. Why should our own oil tankers waste time there?

"That's a good question. Because Iraq has reached an agreement with us, we have special personnel who conduct inspections at Iraq's ports. At the same time, there is also one of our safety inspectors on Iraq's oil tankers. If you reach the same agreement with us and let our personnel conduct inspections at your ports and then board the ship to go out to sea together until you sail out of the Strait of Hormuz, we can release the ship like the Iraqi ship did."

Gromyko spoke very seriously, and the people listening below were furious. The Soviet Union was simply going too far! We were both sovereign countries, but we allowed the Soviets to come to our ports for inspection and even had people escort us on the way. How could this be?

"Mr. Gromyko, isn't the Soviet Union afraid that we will unite and boycott it?" Another Gulf person said, "Such irresponsible and powerful behavior by your side has seriously damaged our interests!"

"Really?" Gromyko's eyes shone. "It seriously damaged your interests? Now, the international oil price has risen to 60 US dollars a barrel. Who is the winner? You rich people sitting on the black wealth, you should know it, right? What we are doing now is equivalent to helping all oil-producing countries! You wantonly increase crude oil production, causing the international oil price to plummet. Who is the beneficiary? Not you! The instigators behind you are the beneficiaries! Unite? Whoever dares to violate our regulations, we will never show mercy."

After saying this, Gromyko left the meeting, leaving these people in a daze.

In fact, none of the Gulf countries benefited from the increase in crude oil production! The real beneficiaries are the Western world, which used cheap oil! And every Gulf country knows the inside story, and their increase in oil production is not completely voluntary.

But now, Iraq is the biggest beneficiary, because other countries can no longer export oil through the Persian Gulf, and Iraq takes this opportunity to continuously export oil, and wealth is rolling in.

Now, it is the Soviet Union that controls the Persian Gulf. Only by maintaining good relations with the Soviet Union can they gain benefits! This is the Soviet Union forcing them to make a new choice!

Gromyko left the meeting with a smile on his face. The Middle East has once again created a good situation. With this opportunity, the Soviet Union has achieved greater development and international influence!

All of this was done by Andre. Although Andre is young, he is already an old hand at playing political tricks.

At this time, Andrei returned to Qeshm Island, and he was in high spirits.

"General Andrei, it's nice to meet you." Captain Hilton said to Andrei, "You are really the youngest and most capable general in the Soviet Union. People outside say that you are quite aloof, but now it seems that you are so approachable."

"Tell me, Captain Hilton, what do you want to see me about?" Andre asked.

"Our ship has been inspected for a month, and our crew members are homesick, so I would like to ask for your tolerance." Captain Hilton took out a bank card and said, "This is a small gift from us. The password is six zeros. It's from a Swiss bank. There are five million US dollars in it."