US-Iran war boosts Russian oil revenues

US-Iran war boosts Russian oil revenues

Author: Financial Times March 13, 2026 Duration: 12:59

Gulf oil producers have lost billions of dollars in energy revenues since the start of the US-Iran war, but there is one country benefiting: Russia. It is earning as much as $150mn a day in extra budget revenues from its oil sales. Plus, the FT’s defence and security correspondent Charles Clover explains what may come next in the conflict. 


Mentioned in this podcast:

Gulf states lose $15bn in energy revenues since start of war

Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed

‘Sitting ducks’: oil tankers trapped in Gulf as Iran widens attacks on shipping

Russia rakes in $150mn a day in extra revenue from surging oil prices


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