Russia Gains Stranglehold Over Persian Gulf — Simon Watkins

Summary:
Leaving aside the sensational headline, the article is about a putative recent agreement between Iran and Russia for Russia to participate more actively in Iran, as it has long done in Syria. Simon Watkins gives specifics he claims he has been made privy to. He seems to be in a position to have the connections.Oilprice.comRussia Gains Stranglehold Over Persian GulfSimon Watkins, formerly Head of Forex Institutional Sales and Trading for Credit Lyonnais, Director of Forex at Bank of Montreal, Head of Weekly Publications and Chief Writer for Business Monitor International, Head of Fuel Oil Products for Platts, and Global Managing Editor of Research for Renaissance Capital in Moscow

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Mike Norman considers the following as important: Gulf of Hormuz, Iran, Russia

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