War against Iran, agreement with Russia and elections; Trump is looking for an escape route

Shahab Shahsawari Alaviya - IRNA reporter In order to curb the surge in fuel prices on the eve of the mid-term elections, the American president implemented a series of urgent measures: pressure on the allies to release strategic reserves, allow the use of dyed diesel fuel on the roads, and most importantly, agree with Vladimir Putin to supply Russian diesel fuel to the American and global markets. But senior analysts of the energy market say that these steps, at best, will create relative calm for a few weeks and at the same time strengthen Moscow's position; Because the main root of the crisis is the continued military aggression of the US and Israel against Iran and the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. Joseph Webster, an energy and geopolitical analyst at the Atlantic Council's think tank, in response to the Axios news website, emphasizes that Putin and his supporters are trying to make the main cause of the crisis appear to be Ukraine's attacks on Russian refineries; although more serious damage to the global fuel market has come from the US-Iran war and disturbances in the Persian Gulf. Irena Jahan