The war is threatening another of the Kremlin’s key Mideast allies. It has also fueled an already growing distrust within Russia toward President Donald Trump, especially after the U.S. and Israel began their campaign while nuclear negotiations with Iran were ongoing. But at the same time, by destabilizing oil trade in the Persian Gulf, the war is also providing Russia with an unexpected boon: spiking oil prices, which will only benefit the country’s oil and gas trade.