Iran destroys World Food Security

Introduction 1. The development for the need for fertiliser for food production. In the Bible it is laid down the agricultural regulations applying in the land of Israel to ensuring that the fields retain their potency to produce food- one year in seven the fields and vineyards should not be tended by the farmers but allowed to grow wild - a period of rest for the land. As agriculture developed around the world a system of field rotation ensued -each year one out of three fields was left fallow. This was followed by a crop rotation system where one of the three fields was used to grow leguminous crops that in growing returned nitrogen to the soil, thus ensuring that every three years each field received additional nutrients. As time passed this system was surpassed by the addition of manure to the fields that increased the crop yield. Around the late 1880’s besides adding manure the fields were enriched with Chilean nitrate extracted from the Atacama Desert and this lasted till around the 1920’s when the the production of synthetic ammonia by fixation of air by the Haber Bosch Process commenced. 2. Current fertiliser production In this Haber Bosch process atmospheric nitrogen was combined with hydrogen over an iron catalyst, the hydrogen together with carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide was derived from the steam reforming of hydrocarbons (liquid or gaseous) over a nickel catalyst at high temperatures and pressures, followed by a Water Gas Shift reaction over an iron or copper catalyst where the carbon monoxide produced was reacted with steam to produced additional carbon dioxide and hydrogen - this is the basic process employed today. The nitrogen nowadays is derived from Cryogenic Air Separation plants operating at pressure. Additionally, by combining the ammonia with carbon dioxide under high pressure and moderate temperatures results in a higher grade nitrogen containing fertiliser, urea, is produced. As such, many ammonia and urea plants were established world wide based on this Western technology. The processes involved required significant energy both for compression and thermal heating. With the availability of natural gas in the mid to late 1980’s over naphtha or even coal as a feedstock ,the cost of the products decreased and consumption increased bringing with it greater yields to the agricultural sector and a more reliable source of fertilisation over natural methods. Nearly every country had its own production facilities that ranged from 150 tonnes per day in the third world to 1000 tonnes per day in the developed world. 3. Fertiliser production in Gulf States In the 1980’s the rich Gulf oil producing companies slowly embarked on a course of action that would change both world plastic and fertiliser production. It was decided that instead of just exporting crude oil as had been the case since the 1920’s where the overseas purchasing countries would refine and the subsequent downstream petrochemical processes produced raw materials for plastics production, the Gulf would instead engage in large scale refining enlarge their petrochemical industries to enable them to produce added value products like the building blocks for plastics as well as plastics, organic carbon based compounds and solvents. With very large scale modern production units that were more efficient, this enabled them to undercut the overseas prices production, increasing their added value as the crude oil raw material was available cheaply at their doorstep whilst they also forced increase in crude prices as OPEC restricted crude production to maintain higher market prices. Slowly ,but surely, they then extending this to the production of ammonia and urea fertilisers in mega sized modern efficient plants, but of course as the local market demand was small due to arid conditions they exported at a lower price than countries could produce in their own old inefficient plants, thus enabling them to dictate the price on the world market thereby becoming major international export players and leaders. 4. Impact of natural gas exploration and production in the Gulf. As the large. Scale exploration and production of natural gas took hold in the Gulf, much of which was sour ( containing hydrogen sulphide and organic sulphur compounds known as mercaptans), these had to be removed before liquifaction, since these impurities that could result in corrosion as well as odorous and poisonous gases had to be removed because they were polluting during combustion. This resulted in the production of vast quantities of solid sulphur and soon the Gulf states became major exporters - some for use in the production of the main economic indicator sulphuric acid and sulphur products, some also used in agriculture. 5. Major exporters of fertilisers Export of fertilisers is confined to a few major players on the tonnage level. The primary exporters are China, Russia, Gulf and Turkey. In 2024 the Gulf exported 34 percent of the world’s traded urea and 23 percent of ammonia in terms of nitrogen fertilisers, as well as 50 percent of the world’s sulphur and 17 percent of phosphates. In 2024 the tonnage of supply from the Gulf, sulphur accounted for 20 million, urea 17.5 million, phosphates 5 million and ammonia 3.4 million. 6. Knock on effects of the closure by Iran To compound the problem of inability to export from the Gulf by the closure by Iran of the Straits of Hormuz, China, Russia and Turkey have exacerbated the problem by imposing restrictions on their exports. Further, like the car industry, the fertiliser Industry operates on a just in time basis as storage is costly. The only country that maintains any storage is China that holds 50 percent of the world’s inventory in case of local famine. 7. The crunch The spring planting season in the Northern hemisphere is reaching its peak time in April and May, whilst in the Southern hemisphere is starting the winter planting season. As the industry operates on a just in time supply it is doubtful if they will have sufficient quantities of fertilisers to ensure maintaining crop yields, resulting ultimately in famine throughout the world. The shortage has resulted in excessive world prices and this is exacerbated by the shortage created in crude oil exports from the Gulf that has also seen wild rises in prices of refined products such as diesel. This double whammy will ultimately result in much higher food prices as well as a shortage causing near famine conditions in the world’s poorer countries producing food insecurity not seen for many generations. Dated 5 April 2026

OPEN LETTER TO THE UK PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN SECRETARY - DATED 3 AUGUST 2025 - TISHA BAV 5785 - 1955 YEARS AFTER THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM

Dear Sir Kier, I am appalled to learn of the illegitimate form of international blackmail you have employed in your recent foreign policy decision, that if Israel and Israel alone, does not agree to a ceasefire by September with Hamas terrorists in Gaza, you will instruct your government to recognize a State of Palestine. Ironically, it appears your belief and that of Foreign Secretary Lammy, that Israel must supply aid in the form of food and water to an enemy that initiated the conflict on the 7 October 2023, a Jewish sacred Holyday and Sabbath, by its deliberate cross border incursion from Gaza with over 6000 combats, members of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad as well as civilians. How hypocritical, when these groups kidnapped over 250 hostages and still today hold 50 within the Gaza Strip and there has been a deafening silence from you in your proclamation to blackmail Israel. Furthermore, how is it HM Government has not protested that there has been no ICRC visits or delivery of medicines to the Israeli hostages in accordance with the international Geneva Convention in the last 666 days, whilst at the same time the bleating from Hamas propaganda about “starvation” in the Gaza Strip arouses you and your cabinet to condemn Israel. Evidence has now emerged that Hamas/PIJ deliberately starve Israeli hostages as shown by the recently released videos of Rom Braslavski and Evyatar David suffering from severe malnutrition. In 1922 the League of Nations granted Britain the Mandate of Palestine and in 1947 Britain relinquished the Mandate having failed to impartially carry out the terms of the Mandate by showing favour to the Arabs in order to prevent the creation of a Jewish State in the Holy Land on their ancient homeland. The Jews had lived in this land for thousands of years prior and were only conquered by the Romans in the year 70, some 1955 years ago. Then, there was no Islamic religion, since its inception in Arabia only occurred in 610 CE, some 1415 years ago, hence any claims by Islam on the land being theirs by right is plainly dismissed by history. Then, as now, during the period of the Mandate, the British officials also employed blackmail against the Jewish population - except today some 77 years after the termination of the said Mandate you apparently still think that the UK is still in charge of operating the Mandate. HM Government has no say in events in Israel or the Holy Land but has on this occasion showed partiality against the Jewish People. Indeed, HM Government props up the puppet Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with subsidies and aid taken from the UK Tax Payers. Of course, the Hashemite were a tribe originating not from the Holy Land or adjacent but were displaced from “guarding” the holy sites in Mecca and Medina in Arabia by the tribe of Saud. There still remains a deafening silence of condemnation from you and your Foreign Secretary, Lammy, of the failure of Yemen to prevent the terrorist group Houthis from attacking British shipping in both the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, effectively closing off the Suez Canal to international shipping traffic. Whist initially the UK carried out military action on the Houthi terrorists to prevent such international illegal criminal acts no blackmail was ever employed. Indeed, it is established that both the Houthis and Hamas are acting as proxies for the fundamental medieval state of Iran. In addition, due cognizance must be taken of the numerous ICBM missile and drones that the Houthis have fired against Israel some 2000 km away, constantly and without letup since 7 October 2023. Indeed, the recent attacks against Israel were at 15:30 BST on Friday 31 July 2025 and 14:33 BST on Sunday 3 August 2025 and yet there has been no concern or condemnation expressed in any international forums or indeed press/media statements by HM Government who appear far more concerned for the welfare of the families of the Gazan terrorist operatives of Hamas. I should like to enquire why HM Government is more concerned with the establishment of yet another Muslim Arab state in the region, when there already exists 21 Arab countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. These countries in the region have vast amounts of territory and you now wish to decimate the State of Israel. The concept of a shared capital between Israel and the PA, Jerusalem, is an abomination, an affront to Judeo Christian religion and an insult to plain common sense – as said to a former British Prime Minister “ Jerusalem was our capital city 3000 years ago when London was still a ditch”. PS – Don’t send me your standard bullshit reply produced by the Foreign Office mandarins, that ignore the text of all correspondence they receive – the citizens of the UK are entitled to receive a full open response!

OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER SIR KEIR STARMER

22 May 2025 Dear Prime Minister Starmer The recent joint declaration regarding Israel by the UK, France and Canada is totally one sided, it is as if no cognizance has been taken of the cause of the problem, the unprecedented pogrom carried out without warning from the Gaza Strip on Israeli civilians by Hamas and Palestine Islamic Jihad terrorists. Over a period of 2000 years, Jews have had to put up with such pogroms in Europe, the Maghreb and Iraq (The Farhud, June 1941) without being able to defend themselves, now they are able, the UK sees it fit to condemn them and effect even more sanctions- is the UK so blind or is it plain hatred? HM Government abandoned the Mandate for Palestine in 1947 and should refrain from acting as it was still dealing with the Jewish Agency and not a sovereign independent state, repeating the old mantra Israel has a right to defend itself – every sovereign independent state has the right to defend itself to the best of their ability and does not require authorization from HM Government or anybody else!. What is concerning is it has been observed that whilst ICBM’s are fired at Israel population centers from 2000 km away by the Houthis in Yemen- so far there have been 40 plus attacks, including two within the last 24 hours, HM Government and its allies in France and Canada have not issued any similar warnings to the Houthis or their masters in Iran. Nor indeed has this been raised by HM Government in the UN Security Council – why was nothing done by HM Government? The BBC does not even bother to report such attacks so the UK public is in the dark of what is happening in reality but it ensures that the lies about the situation in Gaza are promulgated that resulted in the Joint Declaration. Due cognizance must be given that these attacks are akin to ICBM’s being fired at London from the tip of Italy, Greece, or Ukraine or by Norway from within the Arctic Circle. I am sure, that in such circumstances HM Government would not sit idly by and would take full retaliatory military action together with their allies, just as was done when Nazi Germany bombed Coventry in WWII and no humanitarian aid was supplied to the enemy civilians subsequently. HM Government has never acted against the Houthis militarily to prevent these ICBM attacks on Israel, but together with the USA only acted against the Houthis to prevent attacks by them on international civilian shipping. Under the circumstances can HM Government advise why no such joint declarations have been made against the Houthis and why as a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council HM Government has not raised this issue in the UNSC?

Open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding Government House Jerusalem

Dear Prime Minister Illegal occupancy of Government House Jerusalem by the UN The 5th June 2024 marked the 57 year of the illegal occupation by the UN, the UNTSO and other UN agencies of Government House Jerusalem. Prior to the termination of the Mandate this building complex , deliberately erected in the 1930’s on the commanding heights of Southern Jerusalem ridge, overlooking the Old City, was a status symbol of the British rule to all who viewed it from the Old City. During the period 1949 to 1967 the area where the building is situated was acknowledged to be in No Man’s Land as per the Israel- Jordan Armistice Agreement of April 1949. On the 5th June 1967 the Jordanian Army at 10:45 am opened fire on Jewish Jerusalem, despite PM Levi Eshkol’s attempt with no avail, through the UN, to persuade Jordan not to become involved in the hostilities. The Jordanians subsequently captured Jebel Mukhaber and by 14:10 had seized Government House. [A full description of events is in Uzi Narkiss book “The Liberation of Jerusalem”]. In the battle to retake Government House from the illegal occupation the IDF lost 21 soldiers as testified by the memorial plaque on the Hass Promenade. Having displaced the Jordanians at great cost in lives of the soldiers, the government of Israel procrastinated, as shown in documents found in the State Archives as to what should happen to the complex. It was the prestigious Headquarters of the Mandate and it was now in Israeli hands- it should have been incorporated into Jerusalem to serve as the Government Official Palace like the White House in Washington. Unfortunately, the UN were allowed to immediately reoccupy, make substantial modifications over the past 57 years to both the internal and exterior structures, to illegally extend the boundaries of the area etc. All this took place without either national or local Jerusalem planning authorization – they have in the past 57 years acted unilaterally. Additionally, they apparently do not pay Jerusalem Municipal Taxes [Arnona]], nor reimburse the suppliers of vital infrastructure utilities electricity, water and telephone communication. Furthermore, they also occupy the adjacent Antenna Hill to the south east. Given that the Government of Israel signed Peace treaties with its neighbors in Jordan and Egypt and that the UNTSO has not ensured that UNSC Resolution 1701 regarding Hezbollah activities in Lebanon has been upheld, there can be no reasonable grounds for the UN and its agencies to occupy Government House in Jerusalem they can move lock stock and barrel to the north of the country where they will be on the spot. In the past, Regavim has drawn the government’s attention to illegally extend the boundaries of the area etc. to no avail. All this without either national or local Jerusalem planning authorization or building permission. Furthermore, in recent weeks, the Minister of Housing declared on behalf of the State of Israel that the UNWRA complex in Ma’alot Dafna was illegal and was taking steps including, but not limited to, fines and payment of retroactive rent. . Given the attitude of the UN Secretary General and UN staff as well as the General Assembly and UNSC towards Israel and vis a vis the Jewish people, we must stand firm against this attitude and openly show our supreme Sovereignty by regaining full total control over the Government House complex and the adjacent areas. I call upon you as Prime Minister to restore our dignity and self-respect in establishing in Government House, which was the legal headquarters of the Mandatory power to which Israel took over some 57 years ago as the Sovereign Power, to reinstate this building complex as the official legal Israeli Government Palace and expel the UN from the complex forthwith.

OPEN LETTER TO POTUS PRESIDENT USA JOE BIDEN

President Joe Biden You constantly express that Israel should not take excessive punitive measures against Hamas and their supporters in Gaza, claiming the latter are civilians (who have kept Hamas in power for 16 years and support the aims to destroy Israel by any means). As such Jewish blood is being spilt because of your demands. Let me remind you that as I write Red Alerts of incoming missiles and rockets are going off as indiscrimate firing of these projectiles at Israeli civilians is occurring, and has been for the last 11 weeks, from both Gaza and Lebanon. You appear to be more concerned with the "civilians" in Gaza that the civilian survivors of the Holocaust and their descendants in Israel. Time and time again the USA has prevented Israel from completely obliterating its sworn enemy who uses both conventional, non conventional and barbaric terrorist means against the citizens of the Jewish State whilst paying lip service to claiming to support Israel. Now is the time for you to stop treating Israel as a Vassal of the USA and let it achieve an outright victory, condemn Hamas and its supporters. Strange that the Hamas leader was free to be in Cairo recently without being arrested for mass murder and acts of barbarism against Jews not seen since the Nazi era. Clearly, there is a double standard being applied, just like the USA decision in the recent UN Security Council resolution. You are losing your grip on this conflict to the detriment of the USA and the Jewish people in the only Jewish state in the world by supporting indirectly Islam and all it stands for in its many guises. Posted to White House web site email contact 24 December 2023

Open letter sent to Dame Elan Closs Stephens - chair BBC Board of Governors on 21 December 2023

Copied Tim Davie - Director General BBC

 Dear Dame Elan,

I am writing to you as Chairman of the BBC Governors. 

I listened with incredulity to the morning's BBC Radio 4 News Bulletin on 21 December 2023 regarding the tunnels that Israel Defence Forces had uncovered/discovered in Gaza in the location of the Hamas leader's home when it was stated that " this has not been verified". It is as if the BBC is accusing Israel of making this up and using mock ups of what were tunnels etc. in the studio or in the field.

 Contrast this with the BBC web site https://www.bbc.com/news  that puts out material from its employees such as BBC Arabic camera operator Jehad El-Mashhrawi, Fergal Keane, Adnan El-Bursh, Lina Sinjab and Yolande  Knell (who lives in Jerusalem with her Arab spouse) without mentioning if the material has been verified- it appears the BBC trusts these people to report honestly but does NOT trust the Jews of the IDF.

 Furthermore, on the BBC web site "Posted  20 Dec15:46  a report  "There is no food or water' - Gaza mothers unable to feed their babies"- was this verified?  One recollects at the start of the conflict BBC reports stated that there was no water available in the Gaza Strip since Israel had cut off supplies of potable water, but it seems that whilst there may have been a shortage, sufficient was available. Notwithstanding, exactly how was the report of December 20 or earlier actually verified – it was accepted as a fact by the BBC because it considers those providing the information as honest !  In fact those providing the information were and are partial and prone to be inaccurate, to further their cause.

 In assessing those providing reports for the BBC on this conflict, one identifies that there are no Jews or Israelis. It is as if the BBC states loud and clear that Jews are not to be trusted so we airlift in our own "experienced" reporters – it is  time for some HONEST REPORTING.

How is the BBC going to correct this situation?

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OF ISRAEL - TIME TO RESIGN

DEMAND FOR YOUR RESIGNATION

Like the majority of Anglos I made Aliyah to a Jewish State under the Law of Return. The latter right being only available to people who can prove to the satisfaction of the civil authorities that they are Jewish. A large number of my friends and acquaintances who also made Aliyah from the UK and other democratic countries and who attended Hovevei Zion Beit Knesset where you are a frequent worshipper are dismayed at the way chaos has resulted from your poor decisions at a time of emergency.

In viewing the current political turmoil in the country one wonders what you were considering when you made that ill-fated judgement to hand the mandate to form a government to Gantz of the “Blue & White” party on the recommendations of the various parties elected to the 23^rd Knesset as a result of the third election on 2 March.

Out of 4.55 million votes cast, 0.58 million were for the Joint Arab list. On the basis that very few if not any Jews voted for this list, which leaves 3.97million Jewish votes. Out of the latter 56.4 percent voted for Nationalist Zionist/Jewish parties. It was with utter dismay that it was learned that instead of considering the Jewish voters’ choice of government you took it upon yourself to consider all the votes cast, including those of the Joint Arab List amongst whose leaders is Ahmed Tibi, a past adviser to Yassar Arafat.  At the time the PLO, which Arafat headed, was murdering and maiming Jews both in the Jewish State and Diaspora, with impunity.

 As I stated, only Jews have the right to make Aliyah under the Law of Return to a Jewish State. This being the case you should have, putting aside any personal animosity, handed the mandate to the leader of the party with the largest number of seats in the Knesset. When you made your decision, even aware that the current plague, Covid-19, could affect the country, and given the two previous inconclusive election results, it was incumbent upon you to call the parties together not to form a unity government but a National  Emergency Government as was done in 1967 when Begin joined the existing government and cabinet without preconditions and without a ministry as a Minister without Portfolio. The chaos resulting from you poor judgement since you handed the mandate to Gantz, during this period of this national and international emergency bodes ill for the citizens of Israel. Now that Gantz has apparently changed his mind about running a government with the joint Arab list and several of the parties that initially constituted the “Blue and White” party, he has with his reduced minority demanded the senior ministries in a proposed unity government – instead of joining the current interim government as a minister without portfolio as Begin did in 1967.

It is understood from the media today that Mr. Gantz is seeking an extension from April 13, the time he has to return the mandate you gave him to form a government. As pointed out above, since his original “Blue and White” party at the time of the elections has disintegrated his reconstructed “Blue and White” party is even smaller. No extension should be forthcoming given the numerical vote count of March 2.   We need a National Emergency Government to handle the current health crisis and the future economic crisis that will ultimately result. The best thing for the country would be if you took responsibility for your ill-fated judgement, did not extend Gantz’s mandate and resigned forthwith.

Ben Gurion told Professor Chaim Weitzman on offering him the position of the first president, you will be the titular head of the state but not have any political prerogatives, akin to the monarch of the UK. I believe this is also contained in the Basic Law of the State of Israel. Yet unlike Weitzman you have taken the liberty at every available opportunity to make political statements. Now is the time to relinquish your position for the benefit of the country.