How Vladimir Putin will benefit from the war in Iran

Pete Hegseth warned that Tuesday, 10 March, will bring the most intense day of strikes against Iran so far, after Donald Trump vowed to end the conflict soon. The US president has shrugged off Russia supplying intelligence to his enemies in Iran and rewarded the Kremlin with the option of lifting oil sanctions against Moscow. The latest moves by the US president beg the question “whose side is he on” – and not for the first time. The Independent World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley explains how, thousands of miles away from the Middle East, Vladimir Putin will be the one benefiting from the war in Iran.