Editor's View: Code 7700 and 10 minutes: America's most expensive drone goes missing from an altitude of 52,000 feet, Trump launches blockade in Hormuz, Iran gives last warning

It was on the 9th of April. America's most expensive drone flew at an altitude of 52,000 feet in the Persian Gulf. All of a sudden, two codes appeared. The first was 7400 – that is, communication link loss. And the second was 7,700—that is, the General Emergency. As soon as the second code came, the lives of the officers present at the ground station were in jeopardy. The next minute, there was a rush in the White House. The MQ-4C Triton drone, which was considered the pride of the world's most powerful army, was a drone. A drone worth Rs 1850 crore came down to 10,000 feet in 10 minutes and then disappeared. This was the biggest blow to the United States in the war so far. The disappearance of this drone is beyond Iran's reach. Is China or Russia behind this? On the other hand, even after 21 hours of negotiations in Pakistan, the talks to stop the war have failed. Not only that, the United States has blown the trumpet of war by blocking Iran's seas. Is this a World War III trailer? And how is China or Russia helping Iran fight a war against the United States? We will do a postmortem on the whole thing today. US President Donald Trump is currently surrounded by two sides. On the one hand, they have to stop Iran and on the other hand, they have to keep the economic front open against China. Trump has threatened to impose a 50 percent tariff on Chinese goods if China is caught helping Iran. But China knows that if it withdraws now, its decades-long dominance in the world will be diminished. The United States has announced a blockade on the Iranian coast today, not in the Sea of Hormuz. At around seven:30 pm today, the United States will start trying to seal Iran's sea routes. But the turning point in the war came not this time in the Strait of Hormuz, but in the skies of Iran. The US Navy's most advanced and expensive surveillance drone, the MQ-4C Triton, has disappeared. Normally, an aircraft flies at an altitude of 32,000 feet, but this drone can fly magically even at 50,000 feet. Even from such a height, it can keep a close eye on the information on the ground. The drone that we are talking about was inducted into the US Navy only a few years ago, in the year 2018. Reports say that it has never come to the ground since then and there has been no technical problem. The American drone crashed, but what happened in Iran's skies has disturbed the sleep of American defense experts. Something happened that the emergency code of this drone's number 7700 was visible. This code appears only when there is a problem with the drone or there is no control. The drone crashed from an altitude of 52,000 feet and fell at an altitude of 10,000 feet and disappeared from the radar. The aircraft can stay in the air 24 hours a day, 7 days and can monitor a vast area of 7,400 nautical miles, but there is no trace of where it disappeared. Is it Russia's or China's work to shoot down the drone? The disappearance of the drone has caused a huge financial impact of Rs 1,850 crore to the United States. This amount is more than double that of America's most advanced fighter jet, the F-35. America had worked hard for decades to develop this drone and spent billions and billions of dollars on research. But the question arises, how did this plane disappear from Iran's skies without firing a shot? The U.S. thinks it's Russia or China's job because Iran doesn't have the technology it can do. Defense experts believe that this drone was not destroyed by any powerful missile because if it had happened, the US would have known about the heat signal. It is said that the game of American hi-fi drones has been broken by breaking the ground control with jamming technology. If Iran finds this plane or its wreckage, it can reverse engineer the drone and make it a drone again. But as I said earlier, Iran is not advanced enough to do so. Therefore, there are reports that Iran may send this drone to China to understand this drone so that China can understand American technology. And if this happens, there is every possibility that America's years of hard work will be lost in the water. Is China helping Iran? Experts say that China is helping Iran fight the war. According to this, China is sharing the real-time location of American planes and ships with Iran, so that Iran can keep a moment of eye on the United States. This is an open challenge to China's military dominance of the United States. China's Diplomatic Game in the Middle East We all know that China has been a trader and consumer in the Middle East for decades, but it meant something else. Today, China has shifted its strategy from business first to diplomacy. While the United States was engaged in the deployment of troops, planes and ships in the Iran war, China was playing a big game behind the scenes by increasing relations with the Middle East countries. If we go back a little bit, the big explosion occurred when in 2023, China turned the enmity between Saudi Arabia and Iran into friendship. It was a setback for the United States because they believed that peace in the Middle East was their goal, but the Beijing method turned the tide on their game and dominance. While the United States negotiates with weapons and attacks, China only brings the enemies to the table through talks. In today's time, the Tehran-Beijing-Riyadh hotline has become a headache for Washington. China's challenge to the petrodollar empire is also a big blow from China to the United States at the moment that their petrodollar system has been dealt a big blow by China from the petro-yuan system. Since April last year, China has been buying crude oil from Iran in its yuan currency. Experts say that China has played this game to avoid US financial oversight and the SWIFT system. You will be shocked to know that 90 percent of the oil that Iran sells is carried by China alone. And that too not in dollars, but in yuan. There are also reports that Iran is collecting the fees or tolls that have to be paid to release ships from the Strait of Hormuz, which is closed in yuan or cryptocurrency. Talking about the friendship between China and Iran, in 2021, the two countries signed an agreement for 25 years of unbreakable friendship. China has pledged to invest $400 billion in Iran. In which China was to develop ports, railways and 5G technology in Iran. This friendship is so strong that even if the United States wants to bring Iran to its knees, China's presence prevents them from doing so. China has also had relations with Israel and China is smarter than we think. China has a friendship with Iran and a business relationship with Israel. China's dominance of Israel's Haifa port is a living example of this. Israel's spy agency Mossad is also troubled by China's presence on its soil. China is also taking full advantage of the rifts in Israeli society. Because China also offered to mediate between Israel and Lebanon. Israel is a staunch friend of the United States, but China has also made a point in it. Whether it is the 2023 Gaza war, Hamas or Iran, China has not commented literally on anything. It is said that China's direct calculation behind this silence is to portray itself as the leader of the Global South. China has increased its popularity in Arab and Muslim countries by presenting itself as a supporter of Palestinian liberation. Between the Line, it has been successful in portraying America as a warlord and a trader or a peacemaker. China knows very well that the whole world is troubled because of Trump, which they should take full advantage of. More than 80% of Chinese drones are more important than infantry today. That is why China has given Iran access to its Beidou satellite navigation system. As a result, Iranian missiles and drones can know the exact location of American ships. Iran's Shahed, an advanced drone, has more than 80 per cent parts like semiconductors or sensors in it. Reports say that China has given Iran radars that can track American ships without leaving any signal. That's why it's almost like Mission Impossible for the U.S. to catch radar. Whether it is a rumor or a fact, there is also a rumor that China has sent about 5,000 Chinese experts to Iran to fight the war, who are helping Iran. In today's polarized world, there is a trio of America and Israel on one side and China, Russia and Iran on the other. Which is not only visible on paper but also on the ground. China has given Iran legal recognition and security on the international stage by including the SCO i.e. Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS. Russia provides air defense systems to Iran and technology and finance to China. The navies of these three countries have conducted several military exercises in the Gulf and Oman, which is a direct challenge to the US blockade. In such a situation, when the United States brings a military proposal against Iran with the help of another country, China uses its veto power to save Iran. On April 7, 2026, China and Russia used their veto against the occupation of the Strait of Hormuz. If this military action had taken place, Iran would not have had the Strait of Hormuz in its hands today. So now the question is, will the United States bring down Iran with a bullet-free war and military force? The answer to this question will be known in the coming days. A meeting in Pakistan for 21 hours, but the water turned, but Pakistan also had to talk about because there was a meeting to stop the war in the big city. The 21-hour meeting between US Vice President J.D. Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf lasted for 21 hours. The world thought that Pakistan would stop the war, but the talks failed. Iran has rejected the U.S. demand to hand over its uranium stockpiles. Iran says its nuclear program is its right. On the other hand, the United States believes that if Iran has a stockpile of uranium, it can make a nuclear bomb at any time. Trump's men, who had travelled thousands of kilometers, had to return home empty-handed. More than 2,000 innocent people were killed in Lebanon. The Israeli military said the attacks on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon would continue. More than 2,000 people have been reported dead in southern Lebanon so far. Attacks on cities like Marub have proved that Israel is not ready to bow down at any cost. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent a clear message by appointing Major General Roman Goffman as the head of the Mossad that he will now launch more aggressive attacks. Lloyd's List, the world's oldest shipping news outlet, has reported that shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz is now almost zero. Captains and shipping companies are scared of the US blockade and Iran's warnings. Because Iran has threatened that if any ship leaves here, it will be sunk in the sea. In the meantime, about 50 people have been arrested in Iran on charges of espionage, who are accused of sharing secret information with the United States and Israel. If the U.S. succeeds in the blockade as announced today, Iran will break up. But if Iran succeeds in damaging an American ship, the world will be plunged into a devastating war. And finally... While even the advanced drone could not save America's military dominance, Trump shared a photo in which he is calling himself the Messiah or Jesus. At a time when no pressure or intimidation tactics are working against Iran, resorting to religion and miracles may be the last resort before the midterm elections. This is not just a photo, but a mirror of the deep turmoil of American democracy. Watch Editor's View Monday through Friday at 8 p.m. See you again tomorrow, Namaskar. (Research by Sameer Parmar)