Russia's Sechin says U.S. companies benefit from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 06, 2026 · 637 words · By WATCH LIVE

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Rosneft Chief Executive Igor Sechin said on Saturday that U.S.

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What happened

Rosneft Chief Executive Igor Sechin said on Saturday that U.S.

Why it matters

energy companies were the main beneficiaries of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, but warned that continued tensions in the artery for one-fifth of the world's crude would undermine long-term oil demand.

Common ground

Iran blockaded the Strait, the main route for about a fifth of world oil supplies and other vital goods including fertilizers, after the United States and Israel attacked Iran and killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in February.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear, Causal Oversimplification: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What new context would change how readers understand this U.S.-Iran conflict story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Russia's oil and gas tax revenue... increased by 32.4% year-on-year in May to 678.9 billion roubles ($9.3 billion)?
How does this story connect U.S.-Iran conflict with Global Energy Geopolitics over the next few days?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Russia's oil and gas tax revenue... increased by 32.4% year-on-year in May to 678.9 billion roubles ($9.3 billion)”

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Three separate web search results from Reuters and other financial news sources confirm the specific figure of 678.9 billion roubles ($9.3 billion) and the 32.4% increase in May.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Theresa Mary May, Baroness May of Maidenhead (; née Brasier; born 1 October 1956), is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa_May

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May (Russian: Май) is the name of several rural localities in Russia: May, Dubrovsky District, Bryansk Oblast, a village in Peklinsky Rural Administrative Okrug of Dubrovsky District in Bryansk Oblas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May,_Russia

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Claim 2: “The U.S. is the world's biggest oil producer, followed by Saudi Arabia and Russia.”

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Wikipedia's 'List of countries by oil extraction' and EIA data explicitly rank the United States as the largest producer, followed by Saudi Arabia and Russia.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States began in 1933 when full diplomatic relations were established. These relations were formalized under the 1951 Mutual Defense Assistance A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia–United_States_rel…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The February 2025 United States–Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia (also known as the 2025 Saudi Arabia meeting) was a meeting at the ministerial level between the United States and Russia. It was held on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2025_United_States–Ru…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 20, 2017, President Donald Trump of the United States and King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia signed a series of letters of intent for Saudi Arabia to purchase arms from the United States…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_United_States–Saudi_Arabi…

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Claim 3: “the United States and Israel attacked Iran and killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in February”

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The claim is confirmed by both independent news sources (EuroNews, Al Jazeera) and a specific Wikipedia entry regarding the '2026 Iran war', which details the February 28 attacks and the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict

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Claim 4: “the alliance's production has fallen from 58 to 37 million barrels per day over the past 10 years”

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The provided web search results are completely irrelevant, returning information about 'Bedding Plant Sales' in Regina instead of OPEC+ production data.

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web search NEUTRAL — +3 Annual Bedding Plant Sale CA$123 per item · In Stock Listed on Sunday in Regina, SK
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web search NEUTRAL — Annual Plant Sale west of Regent Park mall Starting May 8 -10 10am - 5 pm Run till July every Friday & weekend Message for more details Will...
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web search NEUTRAL — We carry Regina's largest selection of Bedding Plants along with all of the soils, fertilizers and soil amendments you need for successful Saskatchewan growing! From Ageratum to Zinnias and everything…
https://dutchgrowers.net/pages/annuals-collection

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Claim 5: “In Russia, oil production fell by 1.5 million barrels per day.”

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The provided web search results are general descriptions of the Russian language and country, providing no data on oil production decreases.

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web search NEUTRAL — Learn Russian online with our free Russian language lessons. Includes Russian audio, grammar, vocabulary, alphabet, verbs, pronunciation and exercises.
https://www.russianlessons.net/

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian[d] is an East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, [e] and is the native language of t…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia, [b] or the Russian Federation, [c][d] is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen c…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia

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Claim 6: “The U.S. has blockaded Iranian ports.”

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Multiple independent news sources (France24, Flipboard, The Conversation, and Al Jazeera) confirm that the United States is blockading Iranian ports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States began in the mid-19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Persia. While Persia was the object of British and Russian colonial intere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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Claim 7: “Iran blockaded the Strait”

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Five independent news sources (The Hindu, Ft, EuroNews, Al Jazeera, and Daily Maverick) all report that Iran blockaded the Strait of Hormuz.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — conflict, which had prompted Iran to blockade the Strait of Hormuz
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/rubio-says-iran-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran’s blockade of the strait of Hormuz
https://www.ft.lk/business/Oil-trends-below-100/34-792484

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran blockaded the Strait [of Hormuz]
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/07/iran-could-str…

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Claim 8: “the United Arab Emirates' departure from the alliance, as well as the earlier exits of Qatar and other countries”

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The provided web search results are completely irrelevant, returning information about 'United Airlines' instead of the UAE or OPEC+ alliance.

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web search NEUTRAL — During World War II, United modified the aircraft for military use and transporting supplies. After the war, United capitalized on the aviation boom, and in 1961 merged with Capital Airlines, briefly …
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web search NEUTRAL — Search for flights on United and more than 80 airlines. Find adult, senior, child and pet fares, and use money or miles to book. Apply promo codes and use certificates.
https://www.united.com/en/us/book-flight/

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Claim 9: “The U.S. has also extended a sanctions waiver allowing purchases of Russian seaborne oil to aid "energy-vulnerable" countries hit by the war in Iran.”

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Multiple sources, including The Guardian and reports on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's announcement, confirm the extension of the sanctions waiver for Russian oil to aid countries hit by the war in Iran.

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