The Russians are smart. They learned from Ronald Reagan that they could be buried by money. Now they have taken to fix their economy and bury ours through high oil prices.
So my money is on Russia provoking the Iranians into something rash, for which there are reprisals far and wide in the middle east thereby reducing the available oil supply making the Russian supply more valuable. Look at all the technical support and military hardware they have sent to Iran in recent years.
Zero chance for peace in the middle east. Last guy who made the big attempt, Anwar Sadat got assassinated. Having the US and Israel greatly reduce Iranian oild benefits the Russians at no cost.












