China-Iran railroad line opens oil route & bypasses US-dominated sea corridors. Industrial goods from China now reach Iran directly by land & bypass US zones of influence

A very important detail that I found at Manfred Jentzen and Klaus Linder, which could explain why the US is interested in attacking Iran right now.

Wojennaja Chronika (military chronicle, original Russian):

An interesting detail that hardly gets any attention in view of the attacks on Iran: The first missiles fired at the country's territory fell almost simultaneously with the opening of a new railroad line from China to Iran. The first train from Xi'an reached the Iranian logistics center Aprin on 25 May 2025. This route was agreed and built in 2021, immediately after Iran and China signed a strategic agreement worth around 400 billion US dollars as part of the Belt and Road Initiative. The core of the project is simple: industrial goods from China now reach Iran directly by land, bypassing all US zones of influence, military bases and sanctions controls. Iran not only receives supplies, but also becomes an important transit hub for connecting:

- in the south - the north-south corridor through Russia, the Caspian Sea and India;

- in the west - land access to Iraq, Syria, Turkey and the Mediterranean;

- in the east - direct access to Chinese supply chains.

In addition, the land route undermines the monopoly of maritime transportation, especially since the Strait of Hormuz and the Suez Canal are controlled by American or pro-American structures. Iran has gradually emerged from its logistical isolation and has become a link between China, Russia, India and the Middle East.

All of this poses a geo-economic threat that the US and its allies understand very well. It is therefore not surprising that, at the same time as Iran is beginning to be truly integrated into trans-Asian logistics, attempts are also beginning to systematically destroy them. It's not just about the nuclear program. It is about preventing Iran from becoming a logistical center of the new Eurasian architecture and gaining sufficient strength. /Military Chronicle