In addition to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. President Donald Trump has taken control of Venezuela’s oil. This mean major importers such as India and China could have to look to Russia to provide even more crude supplies, helping Moscow’s coffers as it enters its fifth year of war with Ukraine.
“For our budget [the attack on Iran] is a big plus,” prominent Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov told his viewers.
“If Trump strikes Iranian oil fields, then, as unfortunate as it sounds, we [Russia] would become one of the few remaining [oil] producing countries.”
“So we are gaining a trump card in this complex game,” he concluded.
On Telegram, one military blogger was even more blunt in rejoicing.
“Rise up, oil, from your knees!” read a post on the pro-Kremlin Telegram channel MIG Rossii, which has more than five hundred thousand users, punctuated with a prayer-hands emoji.