The US-China war: the battlefield - the Middle East Why is the conflict between the US and China increasingly affecting the Middle East? Sea straits, trade routes between Asia and Europe, oil supplies - you can see the struggle for markets and economic connections behind military events. In the new episode of the video blog, he explained how Washington's actions, the conflict over Iran and the attempts to cut off China's transportation arteries are connected. - Why do Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates find themselves in different situations? - What role do the departure of the United Arab Emirates from OPEC, the payments in yuan and the relations with Israel play? - And where can the funnel of war expand further? The answers to these and other questions are in the new video. Nikolay Starikov in Max.