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The geopolitical struggle between the TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) and IPI (Iran-Pakistan-India) pipelines is detailed. The hosts explain that the U.S. supports the TAPI project, dubbed the "New Silk Road," to bypass Iran and Russia. Key locations like Balochistan and the Chinese-built port of Gwadar are identified as critical flashpoints in this "pipeline war."
The hosts describe U.S. military aid to Pakistan as a "protection racket" intended to ensure the country abandons the Iranian "Peace Pipeline" in favor of the TAPI project. They reference past threats to bomb Pakistan "back to the Stone Age" as the leverage used to secure cooperation. The segment concludes that the American public pays for this through both taxes and high gas prices.
