The War in Iran is Hurting Russia More Than We Thought

Key points

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  The war in Iran might degrade Russia's military capabilities to the point that they cannot continue their war against Ukraine successfully.

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  Russia is massively benefiting from increased oil prices and taking away military resources that could be devoted to Ukraine.

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  The cons for Russia far outweigh their pros because the cons are vastly understated and much more durable in terms of timeframe.

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  The cons for Russia actually seem to be permanent geopolitical changes in favor of Ukraine.

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  Patriot missiles were never going to be given to Ukraine in significant quantities regardless of the war in Iran.

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  The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is very likely to only last for a short amount of time and very unlikely to last for a long period of time.

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  Russia operates on a different set of market dynamics than the rest of the world does regarding oil prices.

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  Russia will not be able to use nearly as many Shahed drones to attack Ukraine because Iran is taken off the board.

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  The war in Iran has surfaced the global need for the technology that Ukraine has regarding countering Shahed drones.

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  Ukraine is now the global expert on drone warfare, the warfare of the future.

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  Countries are increasingly seeing themselves as being dependent on Ukraine in the future and becoming increasingly invested in Ukraine's survival as a country.

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