Russia’s Gulf Pivot: How Oman Is Emerging as a Strategic Partner for Moscow’s Post-Sanctions Economy

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GCC CONTEXT

Oman has historically maintained a distinctive diplomatic posture within the GCC, balancing ties between Iran and Western powers while developing independent trade relationships, a positioning that extends to its engagement with Russia independent of broader GCC foreign policy frameworks. Russia's economic diversification away from Western markets has redirected trade flows toward the Middle East, where Gulf states' energy sectors, port infrastructure, and financial systems represent critical nodes for sanctions-circumvention logistics and alternative payment settlement mechanisms. GCC equity and bond markets have shown cyclical sensitivity to geopolitical realignment in the region—particularly shifts affecting oil pricing stability, currency management, and the regulatory environment for

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