Russia bets on oil windfall and mediation as Iran conflict reshapes geopolitics
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Russia could gain financially from the Iran war via higher demand for Urals crude and potential sanctions-relief exchanges, while also pursuing a mediation role between Tehran and Washington; the conflict diverts Western attention from Ukraine and reshapes regional alliances and oil pricing.
- ‘Russian oil will be sought’: What are Moscow’s gains from the war in Iran? Al Jazeera
- Russia Gets a Chance to Boost Oil Income as War Disrupts Hormuz Bloomberg
- The Iran war exposes the limits of Russia’s leverage in a fragmenting regional order Chatham House
- What the Iran conflict means for Russia Lowy Institute
- Iran-fuelled oil price rally not enough to balance Russia's budget Reuters
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