I think it could lead to war.
Oil is at the source of this; and where is all of the oil? The Middle East. Iran is hurting from the oil prices too, and they just happen to be allied with Russia.
With a depleted US presence in the region, maybe with help from Russia, Iran might take a notion to ‘acquire’ oil fields in Kuwait, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. Syria may just join in for the fun of it, because they are allied with Iran and Russia. China could be looking at this with great interest as well.
This could get VERY ugly, and FAST.
I see a scenario where Russia gives Iran a nuke and they, being the crazy bastids that they are,
light it off.
Yes....Saudis are ‘targeting USA shale oil production’ by keeping their production high.
Saudi and Iran are in their own economic war...Saudi wants Iran/Syria out of the picture.
Russia’s toying with the idea of working with all the oil countries the US has connections with....this could prove very dangerous for Israel.