Summary

This article explores why both of the world's two natural gas giants, Russia and Iran, should be considered as potentially important natural gas providers to the US in the first half of the 21st century. The initial focus is on the nature of Russian and Iranian natural gas reserves, production and export potential to the US. The second part assesses the nature of the Russian-Iranian bilateral relationship over a range of issues, including energy cooperation, and considers where that relationship could be headed, and the possible implications for future US energy security. Among the ...