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Krutikhin sees lasting refinery damage and forecasts U.S. action against Iran

The oil-market analyst links Ukrainian strikes, Washington's energy interests and the risk of a wider Middle East conflict in a discussion with Mark Feygin.

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0:00Feygin describes pre-election U.S. pressure on Ukraine over strikes against Russian refineries.
5:28Krutikhin assesses reported refinery damage in Novokuybyshevsk and Ryazan and the difficulties of restoring operations.
9:47Krutikhin predicts a U.S. operation against Iran, citing reported carrier and tanker-aircraft deployments.
12:49The discussion identifies Iranian leadership, nuclear facilities and energy infrastructure as possible targets.
16:02Krutikhin doubts shipping through Hormuz could be secured and anticipates Iranian retaliation against regional facilities.
20:41He forecasts military action within days; the discussion provides no confirmed U.S. timetable.

Damage to Russian refineries may be difficult to repair, while U.S. military deployments could signal an approaching operation against Iran, oil and gas analyst Mikhail Krutikhin argues in a discussion with host Mark Feygin.

Ukraine's Channel 24 (24 Канал) posted the Feygin Live conversation, which drew around 331,000 views since yesterday. It is an analytical interview, with Krutikhin offering assessments and predictions rather than announcing military decisions.

Feygin begins by discussing what he describes as Washington's restrictions on Ukrainian refinery strikes before the U.S. elections. Krutikhin argues that President Donald Trump's concern about world oil prices shaped that pressure. He interprets Washington's broader energy policy as a pursuit of dominance in international markets.

Turning to Russia, Krutikhin examines reported damage at refineries in Novokuybyshevsk and Ryazan and the difficulty of restoring damaged facilities. He also identifies other Russian refining centers as possible targets of further Ukrainian attacks. His central concern is the cumulative effect on the oil industry, rather than an isolated strike.

The conversation shifts to Iran when Feygin asks whether Trump might order an operation before the newly elected Congress takes office. Krutikhin considers military action the most likely scenario, citing what he describes as a concentration of U.S. carrier groups and tanker aircraft in the region. He envisages an air campaign rather than a ground operation.

He discusses Iran's military and political leadership, nuclear facilities and energy infrastructure as possible targets. But he also emphasizes the potential response: attacks on U.S. bases and facilities in neighboring Arab countries, alongside continuing threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

That narrow passage connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman, making its security important to the movement of oil. Krutikhin doubts that military action could reliably make shipping safe, arguing that missiles could still be launched from inland Iran.

Near the end, he predicts that operations could begin within days, pointing to another carrier group's reported movement toward the Arabian Sea. That timing is his forecast, not a confirmed U.S. announcement.

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