Russia Is Raking in Billions Because of Trump's Iran War

Friday, March 13, 2026

Russia has raked in nearly $7 billion in fossil fuel revenues since the U.S. and Israel's strikes against Iran led to the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a new report.

Posted by qcp at 05:30 PM | 22 COMMENTS | permalink

We talked about this on Coffee With Texas Paul a week ago. As soon as they issued the exemption for India to buy Russian oil the sanctions were dead as disco. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u ...

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-- Texas Paul (@realtexaspaul.com) Mar 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM

Comments

Mission Accomplished!

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-12 10:19 AM

As designed

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-12 12:03 PM

Putin's Poodle Strikes Again!

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-12 01:00 PM

Every action Trump has taken since entering office has been to the detriment of America and the benefit of Russia.

America has never been weaker.

#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-12 01:05 PM

#4 | Posted by ClownShack

I may have accidentally hit Funny. Not intended.

#5 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-12 01:17 PM

All good.

I've accidentally done the same in the past.

#6 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-12 01:34 PM

Gracias

#7 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-12 02:01 PM

All oil sellers are now raking it in, including USA.

#8 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-03-13 08:33 AM

@#8

To wit...

Oh, boy': Oil industry frets over Trump's profit-minded Iran post
www.politico.com

... President Donald Trump may think his war in Iran is a boon for the oil industry " but his way of putting it is causing consternation.

"The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Wednesday as crude prices rose to $95 per barrel, a 40 percent increase from where they were before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran nearly two weeks ago. ...

[emphasis mine]

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-13 06:00 PM

... so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money ...

While Pres Trump seems to only be thinking about is billionaire friends, Americans are seeing the price of gas rise.

#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-13 06:02 PM

Trump has ended all oil sanctions on Russia.

"Mission Accomplished!"
-Putin.

#11 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-13 06:09 PM

Funny when Biden didn't enforce Russian sanctions, which I explicitly denounced I was called a Putin Puppet.

Its all so comical now to see the TrumpBrainRot. You don't care about the country, your hatred of Trump outshines your love of country.

#12 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-13 07:01 PM

Trump has ended all oil sanctions on Russia.

Biden To Waive Sanctions For Company Building Russian Gas Pipeline
www.npr.org

How Biden helps Iran pay for its terror by refusing to enforce current sanctions
www.fdd.org

How Nearly $200 Million in Russian Oil Reached the US Despite Sanctions
www.newsweek.com

#13 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-03-13 07:09 PM

Biden administration imposes toughest sanctions on Russian oil and gas (January 10, 2025)
www.theguardian.com

... Measures targeting Russian energy sector attempt to leverage peace deal for Ukraine in Trump administration ...

#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-13 07:17 PM

@#14

So, Pres Biden seemed to lay the groundwork for Pres Trump's promise to end Pres Putin's unprovoked invasion of a sovereign Ukraine on day one?

A former President trying to help the next President?

#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-13 07:19 PM

Pedo 47 encouraged his superior Putin to do whatever the hell he wanted to NATO countries.

abcnews.com

#16 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-13 07:22 PM

@#13

From the cited newsweek.com link ...

... After Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the U.S. and other Western countries imposed a range of economic and trade sanctions, including on Russian oil imports, to squeeze Moscow's economy.

A route to potentially circumvent these sanctions soon emerged, with Russia exporting oil to third-party states that have not placed sanctions on Moscow. These countries in turn exported fuel products to the West via various companies.

The Kremlin, the White House, the U.S. Treasury and the U.S. Department of State, and the refineries mentioned in this story did not respond to Newsweek's request for comment.

What To Know

Nayara Energy, a refiner backed by Rosneft, exported 124 million euros ($135 million) of oil refined from Russian crude to the U.S."a clear majority of its total of $192 million in exports to the U.S. -- from its Vadinar refinery in India between January 2024 to the end of January 2025.

There is no suggestion that its intention was purely to circumvent sanctions, only that their action exploited what experts have called a "loophole." ...

#17 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-13 07:26 PM

So, as seems to be the norm with that current trolling alias, the headline seems to matter more than the gist of the article.

#18 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-13 07:27 PM

Countries seeking deals with Iran for oil flow: Analyst
As the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to send energy prices soaring, more and more countries are reaching out to Iran " and not to the US " to seek solutions, Trita Parsi, cofounder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, points out.

"Key states are now reaching out to the Iranians to try to find a way to negotiate their own safe passage [through the strait]," Parsi told Al Jazeera. "India has already struck a deal. The Europeans " France and Italy " have as well. They've gone to Iran to do this. Not to Washington. And that reflects very clearly on who is in control of the situation over there."

#19 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-13 07:32 PM

@#19 ... "Key states are now reaching out to the Iranians to try to find a way to negotiate their own safe passage [through the strait]," Parsi told Al Jazeera. "India has already struck a deal. The Europeans " France and Italy " have as well.

They've gone to Iran to do this.

Not to Washington.

And that reflects very clearly on who is in control of the situation over there." ...

Yup.

But Sec Hegseth's main concern seems to be that he wants to look pretty in the photographs the press takes of him.

#20 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-13 08:05 PM

@#4 ... Every action Trump has taken since entering office has been to the detriment of America and the benefit of Russia.

America has never been weaker. ...

I struggle to disagree.

What have MAGA to counter that statement?

Anyone?

#21 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-13 10:55 PM

As the President of Portugal said, "Trump is, objectively, a Russian asset".

#22 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-03-14 06:54 AM

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