The inventory coefficient is the highest in the country, and the price is still difficult to sell. What happened to the former British luxury brand Jaguar Land Rover?

China automobile dealers association recently released the survey results of "Automobile Dealer Inventory" in July 2024, showing that in July this year, the comprehensive inventory coefficient of automobile dealers was 1.50, and the inventory level was at the warning line.

According to the survey, among all brands, Jaguar Land Rover is the brand with the highest inventory depth, and the inventory coefficient has reached 2.55. Far more than the average inventory coefficient of high-end luxury & imported brands is 1.38, and that of joint venture brands is 1.63.

On the afternoon of August 12, the reporter went to the Jaguar Land Rover 4S Center in the East Fourth Ring Road in Beijing. The prices of various Jaguar Land Rover models were greatly reduced. Among them, the official guide price of Jaguar XEL was 299,800 yuan, and the preferential price of phased bare cars was 165,000 yuan. The price was close to "waist cut".

However, Jaguar Land Rover, which is slow in electrification and intelligent transformation, has been declining in sales ranking in China, even though the price is greatly reduced, which has shown a trend of marginalization. It is still unknown whether Jaguar Land Rover, which has joined hands with Chery and invested 3 billion pounds in electrification, can catch the last bus.

There are not many consumers in Jaguar Land Rover 4S Center. Figure/Beijing News Shell Financial Reporter Lin Zishe

A variety of models are priced at "waist cut" 200,000 yuan to win the British luxury brand.

On the afternoon of August 12th, the reporter went to the Jaguar Land Rover 4S Center in the East Fourth Ring Road of Beijing. This center covers a huge area, with various models of Jaguar and Land Rover parked at the door. Several buildings are divided into new car exhibition areas and used car exhibition areas, which is enough to show that there were many consumers when the brand was brilliant.

Perhaps in the afternoon of a working day, when I walked into the exhibition area, there were not many consumers who came to buy a car. Only a few guests were looking at the car.

A large number of test cars are parked outside the 4S center. Figure/Beijing News Shell Financial Reporter Lin Zishe

In the new car exhibition area, sales staff told reporters that the current Jaguar model with the lowest price is Jaguar XEL, which is equipped with a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 250 HP and a maximum torque of 365 Nm. The official guide price starts at 299,800 yuan.

According to the salesperson, if it is a Beijing license and the car is purchased by stages, the price of the naked car after the discount can be reduced to 165,000 yuan, and the landing price is about 200,000 yuan. If you buy a car in full, the price of the naked car after the discount can be reduced to 185 thousand yuan, and the landing price is about 220 thousand yuan.

200,000 yuan will win the Jaguar XEL. Figure/Beijing News Shell Financial Reporter Lin Zishe

Jaguar XFL is placed next to Jaguar XEL, which is more spacious and business-oriented. The front seat is 8-way electric adjustment and 2-way manual headrest. The official guide price of this car is 399,000 yuan. If the car is purchased in full, the landing price can be reduced to about 300,000 yuan.

"For every car company, there will be a car that is responsible for the volume. This is its task. It needs to ensure that the price is relatively close to the people and drive consumers to buy cars." When asked by reporters why Jaguar XEL and Jaguar XFL have significantly reduced prices, the sales staff introduced this. "These two cars are now much cheaper and have a very good driving sense, which is very suitable for driving or family cars."

However, if you visit the Jaguar Land Rover showroom, you will find that most models have discounts at present.

For example, for a Range Rover Star Pulse, the official guide price is 638,000 yuan, the full price is about 465,000 yuan, and the landing price is about 500,000 yuan. There is also an official guide price of 429,800 yuan in evoque, and the landing price is around 300,000 yuan.

Only a few Range Rover models in the exhibition hall are more expensive than the official guide price, but it is not because the sales are in short supply, but because the official guide price is 1.748 million yuan, and the luxury car tax of 174,800 yuan is required according to state regulations.

For the preferential time, the salesperson said that there is no way to guarantee it. However, in the coming September and October, Jaguar Land Rover may send out some small car purchase gifts again, or give a car purchase discount of 5,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan on the current basis.

The landing price of Jaguar XFL is around 300,000 yuan. Figure/Beijing News Shell Financial Reporter Lin Zishe

The process of electrification and intelligence is slow.

If consumers just come out of new energy exhibition halls such as Tesla and Wenjie, and then walk into Jaguar Land Rover’s exhibition hall, they can clearly feel the difference in the logic of selling cars between them-Jaguar Land Rover emphasizes its British descent and luxury style, and intelligence is the obvious "short board" of the brand.

At present, in addition to the I-PACE launched by Jaguar in 2018, there are only a handful of new energy vehicles. Even in official website, Jaguar XEL’s introduction to science and technology is limited to "dual-screen exclusive touch system equipped with 10.2-inch high-definition central touch screen and 5.5-inch air-conditioning control screen, as well as 12.3-inch full LCD virtual instrument panel and high-definition full-color head-up display and high-definition ultra-wide-angle streaming media rearview mirror to realize five-screen linkage".

"If you have just come out of the Tesla showroom and come to us, you may feel different, and we are still driver-oriented." Sales staff also told reporters that Jaguar Land Rover comes standard with L2-level assisted driving, which can cruise automatically, but there is no further function.

In fact, sales staff did not take intelligence as a brand selling point. When asked if it has the function of reversing into the warehouse, the salesperson simply replied "No".

"The new car-making forces will equip vehicles with lidar or pure visual cameras, and then drive according to NOA navigation, but our traditional car companies will not do this." Sales staff said that traditional car companies are different from the new car-making forces.

In fact, traditional car companies are not mutually exclusive with electrification and intelligence, but Jaguar Land Rover has gone too slowly on this road.

In May this year, BMW, which is also a luxury brand, announced the latest electric vehicle plan at the annual conference, saying that 25 new models will be launched by 2025, 12 of which will adopt pure electric mode.

In August this year, Ou Lifu, Senior Executive Vice President of Mercedes-Benz (China) Investment Co., Ltd., publicly stated in an interview that the L2+ navigation assisted driving, the new generation intelligent parking and the third generation MBUX intelligent human-computer interaction system led by the China team have been carried on fuel vehicles and new energy products.

Next year, Mercedes-Benz will be able to achieve "no map" L2++, which can park from the starting parking space, pass through the urban area/expressway/urban area, and park at the destination parking space, so as to realize point-to-point intelligent driving ability.

As early as 2021, Jaguar Land Rover announced the full-scale electrification transformation, planned to launch six pure electric products, and clearly stated the goal of fully electrifying the Jaguar brand by 2025.

But by 2024, the electrification transformation of Jaguar Land Rover is still very slow. As a result, Jaguar Land Rover gradually began to fall behind.

Looking back on 2010, Jaguar Land Rover officially entered the China market, with an initial sales volume of only 26,100 vehicles. In 2012, Jaguar Land Rover quickly occupied the fourth place in the luxury car market in China with an annual sales volume of 72,000 vehicles, second only to Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi, and the sales growth rate reached 73%.

In 2013, Jaguar Land Rover’s sales in China increased by 30% year-on-year to 95,000 vehicles, making China the largest single market for Jaguar Land Rover. Until 2017, Jaguar Land Rover’s sales in China rose to 146,000 units, ranking fifth in the sales list of luxury brands, with a large number of consumers and fans.

The turning point appeared in 2018, and Jaguar Land Rover sales declined by 21.6%, and the ranking has been declining since then. In 2022, Jaguar Land Rover sold 13.44 vehicles in China, down 17.4% year-on-year.

In 2023, the automobile market in China has been growing, and the sales of various brands have continued to grow. The annual sales of Jaguar Land Rover is still only 100,000 vehicles, making it difficult to squeeze into the top ten in the luxury car market.

"Broken arm for survival" discontinued models catch up with the intelligent last bus

Under the pressure of sales volume, Jaguar Land Rover made frequent moves and even began to "break its arm to survive". It plans to stop production of XE, XF, F-Type, E-Pace and the first pure electric vehicle I-Pace.

Adrian Maadyr, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, said publicly, "We will eliminate these products with low value and fail to bring profits, and replace them with new cars with new design architecture. This adjustment aims to optimize the product structure and concentrate resources on models with higher profit potential. "

To explore the China market, we must have a deep understanding of the market. In June this year, Jaguar Land Rover announced that it had signed a letter of intent for strategic cooperation with Chery Automobile, authorizing Chery Jaguar Land Rover to use the "Freelander" brand on its brand-new electric vehicle, which will adopt Chery’s pure electric platform and be produced at Chery Jaguar Land Rover Changshu factory. This also means that Jaguar Land Rover restarted the "Freelander" brand and handed it over to Chery.

It is also essential to increase the investment quota. According to Jaguar Land Rover’s 2023 annual report, the company plans to increase the investment in the electrification transformation strategy from 15 billion pounds to 18 billion pounds within five years.

Some analysts pointed out that with the acceleration of the transformation of the global automobile market to new energy vehicles, domestic and foreign automobile enterprises will also strengthen cooperation in the fields of intelligence and networking, and jointly promote the development of the automobile industry in the direction of intelligence and networking.

Driven by Chery, it is still unknown whether Jaguar Land Rover, which has been left behind for many years, can catch up with the last intelligent bus.

Beijing News Shell Financial Reporter Lin Zi

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Detailed explanation of five cheap and fuel-efficient domestic cars

Under the background of increasingly fierce competition in the automobile market, domestic automobile brands pay more attention to providing consumers with cost-effective products while constantly improving their technical strength. Among them, automobile engine is the core component of automobile, and its performance and price are directly related to the market competitiveness of the whole vehicle. Today, we will introduce five domestic automobile engines that are cheap, fuel-efficient and sturdy, and see how they win the favor of consumers in terms of cost performance.

I. LJO 1.5L engine

Release time: Mid-2010s

algebra: the first generation

Specific model：LJO

Parameter table：

Carrying vehicle type:, etc.

The LJO 1.5L engine of Wuling Automobile is famous for its excellent fuel economy and stability. This engine adopts multipoint injection technology, which can provide stable power output under different working conditions while maintaining low fuel consumption. On many models, this engine has shown excellent durability and reliability.

Second, JL473Q 1.3L engine

Release time: in the late 2000s.

algebra: the second generation

Specific model：JL473Q

Parameter table：

Carrying vehicle type:, etc.

Changan Automobile’s JL473Q 1.3L engine is a small displacement and high efficiency engine. It adopts aluminum alloy cylinder block and lightweight design to reduce fuel consumption and improve dynamic response. In practical use, this engine is loved by consumers for its excellent fuel economy, low noise and low vibration characteristics.

Third, SQRE3G12 1.2L engine

Release time: Early 2010s

algebra: the first generation

Specific model：SQRE3G12

Parameter table：

Carrying vehicle type:, etc.

Chery’s SQRE3G12 1.2L engine is a small displacement and high efficiency engine. It adopts three-cylinder design and lightweight materials to reduce fuel consumption and improve power output. This engine is equipped on many small cars, and it is well received by consumers for its excellent fuel economy and low maintenance cost.

Iv. -BYD371QA 1.0L engine

Release time: in the late 2000s.

algebra: the first generation

Specific model：BYD371QA

Parameter table：

Carrying vehicle type: wait.

BYD’s BYD371QA 1.0L engine is a small displacement and low fuel consumption engine. It adopts three-cylinder design and lightweight materials to reduce fuel consumption and improve dynamic response. This engine is loved by consumers because of its excellent fuel economy and reliability, especially suitable for short-distance commuting in cities.

V. DK12 1.2L Engine

Release time: Mid-2010s

algebra: the first generation

Specific model：DK12

Parameter table：

Carrying vehicle type:, etc.

DK12 1.2L engine is a small displacement and high efficiency engine. It adopts four-cylinder design and multipoint injection technology to provide stable power output and low fuel consumption. This engine is equipped on many models of Dongfeng Xiaokang, and it is well received by consumers for its excellent fuel economy and reliability.

The above five domestic automobile engines are popular choices in the market. They are not only cheap, but also fuel-efficient. Whether you are pursuing cost performance or fuel economy, you can find a satisfactory choice among these five engines. With the continuous development of the domestic automobile industry, it is believed that more excellent domestic engines will emerge in the future, bringing more choices and better driving experience to consumers.

September 10th, 2024, Beijing, China —— The highly anticipated Extreme Yue 07 officially went on the market today, and it has become the focus of attention both inside and outside the industry with its over 100 billion investment and excellent performance. This first AI-era smart car, jointly built by Geely, Baidu and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, shocked the market with a limited-time preferential price of 199,900-289,900 yuan (including a limited-time cash reduction of 10,000 yuan), accompanied by a series of rich car purchase rights, bringing consumers an unprecedented car purchase experience.

The listing of Extreme Yue 07 marks the official entry of Extreme Yue brand into the era of two cars. Xia Yiping, CEO of Extreme Vietnam, said at the press conference: "We are fighting! Extreme Yue 07 is the world’s first car with an investment of over 100 billion yuan. It not only has top-level intelligent driving ability, but also is the king of endurance and cost performance. In the industry, we have achieved many best, many firsts and many uniqueness, and a new smart car life created by it is coming soon. "

Extreme Yue 07 brings together the superior resources of Baidu, Geely and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited. Baidu has provided Extreme Yue 07 with AI capability /Apollo full empowerment formed by continuous investment of over 170 billion yuan for more than 10 years; Geely, on the other hand, based on its vast SEA architecture, which lasted for four years and cost over 18 billion R&D, built an excellent vehicle architecture for Extreme Yue 07. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, on the other hand, provided a high-performance power battery with a total investment of over 70 billion yuan, which provided a solid guarantee for the endurance and power performance of the Extreme Yue 07.

At this conference, Extreme Yue 07 launched three models, including standard version, long-life version and performance version. Among them, the standard version is equipped at the beginning, and the CLTC cruising range is 660km；; The long battery life version has reached the CLTC’s maximum battery life of 880km, and is known as the "king of battery life and cost performance"; The performance version is equipped with a dual-motor four-wheel drive system, with an acceleration of only 3.5s per 100 kilometers and a cruising range of CLTC of 770km.

In order to celebrate the listing of Extreme Yue 07, Extreme Yue also prepared a series of car purchase benefits for consumers. Users who buy cars from the day of listing to before 24: 00 on September 30, 2024, and before January 31, 2025, can not only get the 3-year use right of the 1,500-kilowatt electric card or the 7kW DC household charging pile service package, but also enjoy the rights and interests such as lifetime warranty of the whole vehicle and the three-power system, lifetime free road rescue and 3-month free experience of ASD advanced intelligent driving, with the highest total value reaching 33 600 yuan.

Extreme Yue 07 also leads the trend in design. It follows the design philosophy of "AI aesthetics" and "Less is more-less is more", and draws inspiration from the statue of Venus, the goddess of Roman mythology. The curves and radians of the car body have been carefully polished, presenting a beautiful outline of "Venus curve". In terms of interior, Extreme Yue 07 cancels most physical buttons, and adopts the design of panoramic canopy with the largest size of 1.96 m at the same level, fifth-generation U-shaped steering wheel and 35.6-inch 3D unbounded integrated large screen, which brings users a cockpit experience with sci-fi atmosphere and futuristic feeling.

In terms of power and endurance, the Extreme Yue 07 is equipped with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited’s most advanced Kirin battery and 800V silicon carbide technology, with the highest comprehensive electric drive efficiency of 96.5% and the maximum power of 530kW. The acceleration of 100 kilometers only takes 3.5s, and the top speed can reach 230 km/h. At the same time, Extreme Yue 07 also supports the extremely fast charging technology of charging 600km in 10 minutes, so that users don’t have to worry about battery life.

Extreme Yue 07 is also equipped with advanced intelligent driving and intelligent cockpit system. It is the first to take Baidu’s cutting-edge ASD Apollo high-order intelligent driving system, empowering family cars with the technology of "pure vision+end-to-end large model", and realizing the first application of L4-class automatic driving large model technology. At the same time, the smart cockpit of Extreme Yue 07 also adopts the industry’s first native AI large model cockpit design, which supports almost all the functions of the vehicle and 10000+ user-defined scene settings.

With the listing of Extreme Yue 07, the extreme Yue brand will further consolidate its leading position in the field of smart cars. In the future, Jiyue will continue to promote the development of smart cars and bring users a more convenient, safe and intelligent travel experience.

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　　Lead-gray body

　　A round head

　　Because of "love to laugh"

　　It is called "the smiling spirit of the Yangtze River"

　　Old Nanjing people affectionately called it "Jiang Zhuzi"

　　Read it in the most authentic accent:

　　"Jiang Zizi"

　　Everyone knows that Nanjing is

　　The only place in the country that can be found in the main city

　　A city for watching finless porpoises

　　most of the time

　　You can see it by standing on the bank of the Yangtze River.

　　They leap out of the figure.

　　So where do you recommend to see the smiling elf of the Yangtze River with your own eyes? Raiders are coming!

　　Nanjing finless porpoise aquatic biology protection association

　　Xiaguan binjiang commercial district administrative Committee

　　Jointly launch

　　Nanjing Yangtze finless porpoise city viewing navigation map

　　Come and have a look with Xiao Bu.

　　Xiaguan Riverside Scenery Belt

　　Best Yangtze finless porpoise viewing place in Nanjing

　　It is the Xiaguan Riverside Scenic Belt in Gulou District.

　　It’s from October to March next year.

　　About half a year.

　　The chance of seeing finless porpoises is close to 90%

　　As long as you take the time to look for it

　　You will definitely see the figure of "smiling angel"

　　If there is enough time.

　　The Yangtze finless porpoise monitoring station must go.

　　Learn about it here

　　"Nanjing style" of finless porpoise protection

　　Immersive viewing of finless porpoise animation through AR holographic projection

　　Nanjing Yangtze finless porpoise monitoring station

　　"finless porpoise post office" area

　　Stamps, postmarks and postcards related to finless porpoises

　　Through the finless porpoise theme mailbox

　　You can put the elements of the Nanjing finless porpoise

　　Send it to friends and relatives everywhere.

　　Recommended punching place:

　　Nanjing Yangtze finless porpoise monitoring station

　　Pukou wharf

　　Ferry between Zhongshan Wharf and Pukou Wharf

　　It has a history of more than one hundred years.

　　Ferry passing area

　　It also belongs to the Yangtze finless porpoise in Nanjing section of the Yangtze River

　　Important distribution and concentrated activity zone

　　Photographers on board

　　Often in small groups.

　　Carrying "long guns and short guns"

　　Capture the posture of finless porpoises jumping out of the water.

Wu Jiamin photo

　　Ferry is the best way to observe finless porpoises on board.

　　The ship sailed slowly.

　　And keep a certain distance from the finless porpoise.

　　Many Nanjing people are on the ferry.

　　The memory of seeing the finless porpoise

Photo by Wang Wei

　　Recommended punching place:

　　Pukou wharf

　　Yuzui Wetland Park

　　Imagine this picture.

　　Walking along the river, there are breezes blowing.

　　Look at the river.

　　There is an endless stream of boats coming and going

Fang Fei

　　Stop and watch quietly

　　You can see the river from time to time

　　There are a few small black spots coming out.

　　And instantly sank.

Photo by Mao Jinsong

　　Or in groups of three or five or alone.

　　Or one-way parade or stay for a while.

　　It’s really a test for observers

　　Eye strength!

Photo by Chen Shuming

　　Recommended punching place:

　　Yuzui Wetland Park

　　Dolphin Plaza Jindama Wharf

　　The total area of finless porpoise square is 11.25 hectares.

　　To the north of the square is Yuzui Park.

　　On the south side is Sanqiao Park.

　　It is a green link connecting the two parks.

　　Divided into finless porpoise culture exhibition area,

　　Industrial remains exhibition area and dense forest protection area.

　　It is an excellent hydrophilic platform.

　　A plank road along the pier

　　You can walk all the way to the river

　　Look at Jiang Tianyi’s color and listen to Jiang Tao’s lapping.

　　Finless porpoise observation point

　　Right under Dashengguan Bridge.

　　There is a deep ditch formed by natural impact here.

　　The finless porpoise likes to stay in such an environment.

　　You can often do it here

　　See the finless porpoise surface.

　　Chasing frolicking and jumping figures

　　Recommended punching place:

　　Dolphin square

　　What are the main points of observing finless porpoises?

　　Because it belongs to mammals.

　　Yangtze finless porpoise every once in a while

　　Will float to the surface to breathe.

　　Usually, it takes 3-5 times of rapid air exchange on the water surface in a short time (it is easy to observe at this time), and then it takes 0.8-1.2 seconds to get out of the water after deep diving for a long time.

　　Most Yangtze finless porpoises move in groups.

　　Young dolphins are especially lively and active.

　　Sometimes I meet them.

　　Spit water into the air

　　The Yangtze finless porpoises are very lively when they prey. They will form a surrounding net, drive the fish from underwater to the surface, and then rush to the surface from the water to prey. At this time, they can even see a lot of splash on the surface of the water, and sometimes they will beat the water with their tail fins to stun the fish.

　　Special reminder

　　Due to the loud noise emitted by drones,

　　The finless porpoise is very sensitive to it.

　　At present, low flying in Nanjing affects finless porpoises.

　　It is illegal.

　　Please don’t fly at low altitude with drones.

　　Shoot or watch the finless porpoise.

　　Recently, the Municipal Bureau of Greening and Landscape Architecture announced the results of background resources investigation in Nanjing Yangtze finless porpoise provincial nature reserve. The population of the Yangtze finless porpoise in the reserve is stable, and its number is increasing. The latest population is about 62, which is one of the sections with the highest distribution density in the whole Yangtze River mainstream.

　　Want to see the finless porpoise

　　The most important thing is patience.

　　Yangtze finless porpoise is a wild animal.

　　When and how long did it appear?

　　There are uncertainties

　　There is also the possibility of being invisible.

　　So.

　　Every time I see a finless porpoise,

　　It’s all a "surprise"

　　You must come to Nanjing.

　　Let’s meet the smiling elf!

　　(Source: Nanjing finless porpoise aquatic life protection, Jinling Weiyuhua, Jiangsu Weiyou, Nanjing Daily)

　　On July 9, Iran test-fired a missile (TV photo). Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards successfully test-fired an improved Meteor-3 medium-range ballistic missile on the same day, which can cover all of Israel and US military bases in the Middle East, Iranian state television reported on the 9th. In addition, the Revolutionary Guard also tested several missiles with different ranges. Xinhua News Agency/Reuters

　　According to the British "Sunday Times" report, a senior Pentagon official said that President Bush had told the Israeli government that if the negotiations with Iran broke down, he might approve Israel’s plan to take military action against Iran’s nuclear facilities.

　　The American official told The Sunday Times that although American generals opposed the plan of using force and people widely doubted whether the United States was ready to deal with the military, political and economic risks caused by air strikes against Iran, Bush had turned on a "yellow light" for Israel’s plan of air strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities. He said that the "yellow light" means that Israel can continue its preparations, be ready to launch a strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities at any time, and inform the US after the preparations are completed. However, Bush has told the Israelis that the US military will not provide them with help, nor can they use the US military base in Iraq for logistical support.

　　Whether Bush’s "yellow light" can be turned into a "green light" is still uncertain, because Iran has demonstrated undeniable lethal strike capability. Washington believes that Iran’s medium-range ballistic missile test last week was provocative and an unwise decision, but both the Pentagon and the CIA believe that Iran’s missile test does not mean that Israel or American targets are facing Iran.

　　The threat of ciliary. Pentagon officials said: "It really depends on the Israelis. It has been decided that the United States will not attack Iran, but the president is really worried about the nuclear threat against Israel. I know that he believes that only force can deter Iran. So far, Israel has not provided Bush with a convincing military proposal. If there is no convincing military plan, the yellow light will never turn green. "

　　Some Pentagon officials are also resistant to Israel’s military action plan, and they are worried about Iran’s retaliatory measures. The official said: "Pentagon military personnel oppose Israel’s plan to attack Iraq mainly because they think it will endanger our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan." One factor that complicates the consideration of the US and Israeli governments is the possibility of the US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama becoming president. He has made it clear that he prefers negotiation to the use of force. Obama’s opposition to the Iraq war and his doubts about the urgency of Iran’s nuclear threat have further increased the pressure on Israeli hawks to take military action before the US election in November. Pentagon officials said, "If I were Israeli, I wouldn’t wait."

　　All sides believe that attacks by Iran or Israel will trigger a round of disastrous retaliation, which will shake the global oil market greatly, make the oil price soar and undermine the US military efforts in Iraq. Badri, Secretary General of OPEC, said last week that a military conflict involving Iran would lead to a sharp rise in oil prices, because OPEC would not be able to fill Iran’s oil production or overcome the shipping restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran is OPEC’s second largest oil producer after Saudi Arabia. Bush is also worried about the impact of military operations on the US Iraq war and US actions in the wider Middle East. The surge of American troops in the past few months has improved the situation in Iraq. A senior Iranian official said on the 12th that Iran would destroy 32 Israeli and American military bases in the Middle East as a counterattack against military strikes.

　　But American officials also admit that if Israel is threatened, the president of the United States will not be idle. The authenticity of Iran’s threat was the subject of heated debate last week. Some analysts said that Iran may have nuclear weapons before next spring, but others believed that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was playing a dangerous bluff game, with the aim of influencing domestic public opinion. Kynett Katzman, a former CIA analyst, said, "I don’t think Iran is capable of causing catastrophic damage to anyone. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards are not strong militarily, and their equipment is not accurate. The missile test is more like a bluff of’ there are dogs here’. They want everyone to think that if you find trouble with them, you will be bitten by a dog. " A former aide of Rice pointed out that Ahmadinejad’s conflict style has made him face a strong opponent in Iran’s religious leadership. Professor Feldman, head of Middle East studies at brandes University, said that the Iranian government is under pressure due to the global economic slowdown. He said: "Ahmadinejad’s failed policy has made Iran more vulnerable to sanctions, and people close to the clergy have considered him a burden." In Israel, Prime Minister Olmert also faces domestic problems, and he is facing a corruption investigation. It is widely rumored in Israeli media that he may order an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities to distract domestic attention. A close friend of his said that Olmert told him that people would see a completely different Middle East in three months.

　　However, even the toughest officials admit that Israel will face the most challenging military task since its establishment. Pentagon officials said: "Everyone here thinks that Israel’s military action will only delay Iran’s nuclear program. Only when Israel’s military action delays Iran’s nuclear program for five years will Israel’s military action be considered successful." If Israel acts alone, Israel’s strength may not be able to do this. Iran has scattered other equipment of its nuclear program into underground bunkers all over the country, and neither American nor Israeli intelligence is sure whether they have all the information about Iran’s nuclear program. Katzman said: "It may happen that the Israelis will attack first and we will finish it. Or they have always thought that only the United States has the strength to permanently suppress Iran’s nuclear program. " (China Network, July 13 th, Huang Huan)

Editor: Zhang Renhe

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