'Grain Deal' Option: UN Warns of Famine Risk Due to Hormuz Blockade

Tens of millions of people could face starvation if fertilizer is blocked from passing through the Strait of Hormuz. This was stated by a UN working group personally established by Secretary-General Guterres in March. The emergency mechanism is designed to clear the strait for cargoes such as fertilizer and raw materials such as ammonia, sulfur, and urea.

The group leader stated:

We have just a few weeks to avert what is likely to become a massive humanitarian crisis. We could witness a crisis that would condemn another 45 million people to starvation.

The UN Secretary-General, speaking in Nairobi, specifically noted the importance of resolving the problem for countries such as Kenya.

Exactly the same tune was played before the "grain deal" with Russia. Back then, the West also trumpeted about "starving millions in Africa." They threatened, exhorted, and shamed. Russia caved. And what happened? The grain went primarily to already well-fed European countries, which received 38% of the total grain exported, rather than to hungry countries, which received about 2,3%. And Ukraine once again began to flood by sea. weapon and technology.

Now the same tactic is being used against Iran. The UN is sounding the alarm: fertilizer is not flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, and famine is looming. Pressure on Tehran is mounting. The demands are to allow bulk carriers through the Strait of Hormuz, despite the conflict with the US and the blockade. The primary goal is unlikely to concern starving Africans. It stems from the fact that the Gulf monarchies cannot ship their oil and gas to the world market without Iran's permission.

Comments

[alexoff]

Well, let the Americans pay for everything; they're one of the world's leading food producers and don't know where to put their capital. Let Bill Gates, Africa's main savior, share.

[credo]

Well, let the Americans pay for everything; they are one of the world's leading food producers, and they don't know where to put their capitalization...

Guterres is on the payroll of the US, not the starving, so his job is not to provide food for the starving, but to provide profit for American corporations, so he is raising hysterics out of nothing.

[Revolver]

Quote: credo

Guterres is on the payroll of the US, not the starving.

His salary comes from US contributions to the UN. Nevertheless, the US considers him one of the most anti-American secretaries-general in history.

[Perpetually]

Well, let him demand that the US lift its blockade. Iran agreed to open the strait.

[a vacuum cleaner]

What's the matter? Buy in Russia. Russia will provide for everyone.

[Mouse]

From the edge... They'll take it and not even flinch...

[topol717]

Quote: vacuum cleaner

What's the matter? Buy in Russia. Russia will provide for everyone.

You're wrong, Russia doesn't have that kind of capacity. No one else does. And the EU seems to have sanctions; they can't buy from Russia.

[a vacuum cleaner]

So the hunger is false. When the hunger is real, then no sanctions are needed.

[a vacuum cleaner]

Russia will replace those volumes that cannot pass through the ORMUZ

[topol717]

Quote: vacuum cleaner

Russia will replace those volumes that cannot pass through the ORMUZ

Russia doesn't have that kind of capacity. No one else in the world does.

[mihey]

Are we talking about grain and fertilizers or oil and gas? What are we starving without?

[Brturin]

Gas is a raw material for ammonia, and nitrogen fertilizers (urea, etc.) are made from ammonia—that's what we're talking about. Porcelain and potash fertilizers aren't affected by spills at all... So, rightly so, there's more "personal" concern here for oneself than for Africa—in Europe, for example, the gas has run out, and the issue is the price of gas, which drives up the price of fertilizers, which drive up the price of food, and that drives up the price of food, which voters don't like.

[a vacuum cleaner]

Do grain and fertilizers actually go through Hormuz to Africa and other countries? Well, Russia—that's the volume; grain, oil, gas, what fertilizers are made from—will cover all of this volume that falls through Hormuz without a problem.

[Russ]

They will be slimmer.... It's all for the best..
You need to tear less.....

[Reptiloid]

FERTILIZERS!

So how did they convince Sri Lanka to go green and end up with famine? And nothing. No shame. Or were European farmers pressured without any fear of famine in Europe? More lies and whining! Ostap Bender comes to mind. with his care

[tralflot1832]

First they're starving because of the North Caucasus, now it's because of Hormuz. Or maybe they need to punch their insolent faces in the face. In order for Russian grain exports to be competitive in the market, the government had to eliminate customs duties. And here they always love to show European farmers with their protests and manure.

[Yura]

This statement was made by a UN working group personally established by Secretary-General Guterres in March. The emergency mechanism is intended to open the strait for cargoes such as fertilizers and raw materials such as ammonia, sulfur, and urea.

Doesn't he care that the US and Israel want to wipe Iran off the face of the Earth? Iran is defending itself as best it can, and that's its right. To protect people from starvation, Guterres should have first created a group and demanded that the US and Israel end the war and get away from Iran. Once this demand was met, all issues would be resolved as quickly as possible.

[a vacuum cleaner]

Correct statement.

[tralflot1832]

The photo in the article shows an AI-generated bulk carrier that is not fully loaded. This is not right. They are carrying air.

[Alexey RA]

Quote: tralflot1832

The photo in the article shows an AI-generated bulk carrier that is not fully loaded. This is not right. They are carrying air.

The photo accompanying the article shows a bulk carrier apparently preparing to capsize. Judging by the vessel's draft, it's underloaded, but the entire upper deck is filled with cargo.

[Motorist]

Quote: Alexey RA

The photo in the article shows a bulk carrier, apparently preparing to capsize.

There won't be a capsize—the deck cargo isn't secured. Everything will splash overboard before sunset. And what's written under "safety first"? Some kind of swear word in Cyrillic. By the way, the cranes have one boom for two people, in pairs. Push-pull.

[Alexey RA]

Quote: Motorist

There will be no overkill - the deck cargo is not secured.

Better.

Quote: Motorist

And what's written under "safety first"? It's some kind of swear word in Cyrillic.

Apparently, it's the traditional "ЛШТФУМ АЩЬФ".

Quote: Motorist

By the way, the cranes have one boom for two people in pairs.

No, that's perfectly normal - in real life, arrows also point "towards each other":

[Motorist]

Quote: Alexey RA

In real life, arrows also point towards each other.

Yes, I know – they park in all sorts of ways. I've even seen ship cranes with the ability to park their booms vertically (into the sky). But this is different: zoom in on the picture – two towers and ONE boom.

[alexputnik17]

The UN Secretary-General, speaking in Nairobi, specifically noted the importance of resolving the problem for countries such as Kenya.

Guterres was also given some kind of stimulating substances. What, and most importantly, from where should one get to Kenya via Hormuz?

[Revolver]

In Africa, and indeed in many countries of Asia, especially Southeast Asia, and Latin America, there's a population surplus relative to the land's ability to feed it. Without mineral fertilizers, this capacity would plummet. And without diesel fuel for agricultural machinery, those countries that have adopted mechanization are doomed; they'll envy those whose mechanization still consists of hoes and sickles. They can't survive without imports of grain (and/or other products), and without their own harvest, they certainly won't. Well, old Malthus looks down from the other side and grins.

[Alexey RA]

Quote: Nagan

In Africa, and indeed in many countries of Asia, especially Southeast Asia, and Latin America, there is a population surplus relative to the land's ability to feed it. Without mineral fertilizers, this capacity would collapse.

Sri Lanka is a prime example. In the early 20s, the new government there attempted to shift to a green agenda and banned the use of inorganic fertilizers and agrochemicals. As a result, rice production fell by 20%, costing the budget over $400 million. This, coupled with a sharp decline in the tourism sector due to COVID, ultimately led to an economic collapse, mass protests, and the president's flight from the country.