Analysis: Russians look to Iran for lessons on life under long-term sanctions
Iran offers a cautionary case study of what happens when sanctions become a long-standing facet of life for ordinary peopleThere are, as Pivovarov notes at the start of his show, few “direct parallels” between the two countries. Russia is a nuclear power with a permanent seat on the U.N.
In late March, Russia’s transportation minister said Moscow “was studying the case of Iran” for insight into maintaining its fleet of foreign aircraft, Russian state-owned news outlet TASS reported. The following week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russian outlets that Moscow and Tehran could work together to circumvent Western restrictions. In early May, Iran’s car parts syndicate said a Russian carmaker had reached out.
Gray and black markets are already abound in Russia, although Russian energy still has many legal routes to market. Despite Washington’s efforts, key Asian, African and Middle Eastern countries won’t join the Western crackdown.But the model is in place, should Russia need it. An estimated 8 percent of the world’s tankers carry illicit oil, mainly from Iran and Venezuela, said Cormac McGarry, a maritime analyst with the global risk consultancy Control Risks.
It demanded the U.S. sanctions relief extend to Russia’s future business dealings with Iran. Negotiations, for a number of reasons, are now stalled.
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