Myth #3: It’s Bad for Russia - That's not a myth, it is bad for Russia. First it is unclear how much stuff for Russian Shahed / Geran is still coming from Iran. It could also be that Russia won't be able to manufacture one way drones as Iran will lose its own manufacturing capacities due to bombing.

Furthermore constant loss of allies around the world is pushing Russian influence into irrelevance. Putin loves to talk about multipolar world and when such multipolar world is happening to be, Russia is not a pole at all despite its size.

And in the end, it is questionable how much can Russia benefit from elevated prices. Shadow fleet tankers are chased around the world, pipes are shutdown or bombed. So even that prices are elevated it may not do much for Russia as there is broken logistics between Russia and its customers.

It is very unlikely that Russia depends on Iran for its drone production. Iran is not producing any critical components that you could not get elsewhere. The export of Iranian drones was probably close to zero already after the last year's shootout.

Russia is still selling a comparable amount of oil as before the war (7 mb/d). The price going up (URALS was 50 at the start of the year, now it's more than double at 110) is definitely a great boon for them, as selling oil is one of the most important revenue streams for them.

2024 was Iran’s first year as a member of BRICs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_BRICS_summit