Russia signs secret multibillion-dollar deal with Iran, evading sanctions
BY CHRISTINE DOUGLASS-WILLIAMS
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The enemies of America continue to ally with one another and expand their aggressive activities while the Joe Biden administration fails to garner any international respect. The grim implications of the Russia-Iran pact are obvious in the face of a looming new Iran nuke deal, which will be yet another of Biden’s grand failures.
“Russia to ‘EVADE’ Ukraine sanctions in chilling plot: ‘Huge’ win for Putin,” by Charlie Smith, Express, August 26, 2022:
Russia was hit by a barrage of sanctions from the US, UK and other countries six months ago when it invaded Ukraine. Thousands of Russian firms and individuals were targeted, Russian banks were cut off from global trade and half of the country’s £490billion of currency reserves were frozen. However, Russia is now said to be on the brink of a “huge financial windfall” that would allow it to evade the sanctions. Moscow hopes to avoid financial penalties by funnelling sanctioned Russian crude oil and other commodities through Iran in a potential boost for Putin’s war in Ukraine, experts have warned.
A secret Kremlin deal with Iran, its long-time ally, comes as Tehran is on the cusp of securing billions of dollars of sanctions relief from the US as part of a deal to scale back the Iranian nuclear programme….