Iran’s natural gas stands in the mind of many as a question mark in the post-sanctions global ties with Tehran. President Obama said in mid-July that Moscow was very helpful in getting the negotiations with Iran to a fruitful conclusion. “I was not sure given the strong differences we are having with Russia right now around Ukraine, whether this (Russia’s role) would sustain itself. Putin and the Russian government compartmentalized on this in a way that surprised me, and we would have not achieved this agreement had it not been for Russia’s willingness to stick with us and the other P5-Plus members in insisting on a strong deal.”, the President said. But why would Russia do that? If Moscow supplies the EU with almost one third of its natural gas requirements, wouldn’t it be self-damaging to Moscow to introduce another seller to its preferred client in the West? Iran’s […]