Jeremy Kinsman: ‘Cui bono?’ Who gains from Trump’s war of choice with Iran?

Jeremy Kinsman/Policy Magazine: …the US/Israel attack on Iran and the foreseeable widening and prolongation of the war is a godsend to Putin. The longer the Iran war continues, the better it is for Russia.

The global price of oil that finances Russia’s war in Ukraine has risen more steeply in a month than ever before, bestowing a windfall of about $5-6B a month for Russia’s military, for which the increased cash flow is easily applied.

Trump has removed sanctions on the sale of Russian oil based on the rationale asserted by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that it will lower the spiking price of oil globally…