Russia’s Position on the US–Iran Confrontation. Watching from the Sidelines
... military capabilities to do so. Then it would intertwine with the interests of the United States and its allies in the Persian Gulf and would lead to vulnerable oil price. But it would be a just Iranian response to the unfair and stifling US sanctions, at least perceived as such by Iran. Nevertheless, for Iran itself, the Strait of Hormuz is—to use the words of the ... ... companies of alternative ways of oil transportation and naval escort to tankers, which has a negative impact on the market. Russia: watching from the sidelines For Russia, the US withdrawal from the “nuclear deal” can be perceived in the context ...