Russia - Iran Doron Peskin, Middle East Expert OCT 8, 2024
Why Russia will be "secretly" happy if IDF hits Iran oil targets
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Russia and Iran have many common interests, but also conflicting interests.
For example, in Moscow they will not really shed a tear if the Iranian oil sector encounters difficulties following one Israeli action or another.
About 90% of Iran's oil exports (about 1.6 million barrels per day) currently go to China, and at a discounted price.
Exports from Iran are at the expense of exports from Russia.
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