NEWSPAPER: RUSSIA AND IRAN ON THE BRINK OF ECONOMIC CONFRONTATION

NEWSPAPER: RUSSIA AND IRAN ON THE BRINK OF ECONOMIC CONFRONTATION



"Russia and Iran are on the brink of economic confrontation," Igor Sopotin wrote in Nezavisimaya Gazeta about growing Russian-Iranian oil disputes and accusing Russia of complicity with America.

According to the article: from military partners in the Syrian conflict, Russia and Iran are gradually becoming economic competitors. This is what the Wall Street Journal has told us, referring to the growing dispute between the two countries.

The first thing US analysts are drawing attention to is the increase in oil production recorded by Russia this year. This is happening against the backdrop of unprecedented sanctions that Iran will have to submit to by November 4. The United States imposes a strict ban on the purchase of Iranian black gold and threatens unilateral measures of restraint on countries that dare to violate these conditions.

In these circumstances, officials in Tehran explain the increase in oil production by Russia as an attempt to capitalize on the weakness of the Islamic Republic. This view coincides with that of Western analysts. "Iran is in an enviable position - the professor at George Mason University, Mark Katz, an expert on Russian policy in the Middle East, told The Wall Street Journal - and Moscow is taking advantage of this situation."

Observers note that part of Russian oil goes to buyers who have cut purchases of black gold from Iran.

It is no coincidence that Iran's oil minister, Bijen Zengane, canceled participation in the OPEC meeting held last weekend in Algiers. On the eve of talks in North Africa, the Iranian side made several statements that OPEC's decision to redistribute oil extraction quotas was illegal and accused Russia, along with Saudi Arabia, of colluding with the United States to cut oil prices with the help of OPEC.

This is not the only thing that should worry Tehran. The US newspaper draws attention to the fact that Russian trade with the worst enemies of Iran, ie Israel, grew last year by 25%. Russia is also reviewing its successes in trade with Saudi Arabia. Moscow has agreed to sell the Kingdom S-400 in 2017, surpassing the S-300 sold by Russia to Iran. All this leads to tension in the relations between the two countries that are fighting together in Syria. Finished / Kh.

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