Has Russia’s fuel crisis given Iranian oil an opening in Central Asia?

Countries in Central Asia have begun buying oil from Iran as the Russian fuel supplies they have long depended on run dry amid Ukraine’s mounting attacks on Russian energy infrastructure to degrade Moscow’s war effort.In August, Tajikistan announced it was receiving oil and petroleum products from Iran as Dushanbe faces uncertainty over its fuel supply from Russia. Tehran also agreed to establish a joint refinery in Kyrgyzstan in August, and supply the country with crude oil.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump pushes Russia-Ukraine ‘energy truce’: Can it work?list 2 of 3Russia’s Putin rules out ceasefire with Ukraine during speech in Moscowlist 3 of 3G7 nations to release oil and diesel stocks, will it bring down the prices?end of listMoscow has been facing fuel shortages due to Ukrainian drone strikes on its refineries as Russia’s war on its neighbour continues to rage.Can the Russian fuel crisis give Iran a new oil opening in Central Asia?Here’s what we know:Which Central Asian countries have been affected by Russia’s fuel crisis?Ukraine’s offensive against Russian energy infrastructure has caused panic across Central Asian countries like Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan...