India and China are fierce strategic rivals competing for energy security, influence in the Indo-Pacific, and dominance across key maritime routes.
Yet Beijing continues to enjoy smooth, uninterrupted oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz…
While Iranian IRGC gunboats open fire on the Indian-flagged VLCC Sanmar Herald (carrying ~2 million barrels of Iraqi oil) and force it — along with other Indian vessels — into an emergency U-turn.
Channel 16 recordings and UKMTO advisories captured the naval warnings and shots as Iran reimposes strict control.
Why does Tehran selectively hit Indian shipping with bullets… while Chinese tankers sail through freely?
Is Iran acting alone — or is Beijing quietly backing this calculated pressure on its rival?
Coincidence? Or a coordinated squeeze in the shadow war for regional supremacy? 👀⚠️🚢