[Jefferies: The U.S. May Be the Least Economically Impacted by Middle East Conflict, While Russia Emerges as the Winner] BlockBeats News, April 10 – Jefferies global economist Mohit Kumar stated in a report that the Middle East conflict has led to varying gains and losses for different parties, with the U.S. economy likely to be the least affected by rising oil and gas prices. From a geopolitical perspective, Russia is the winner of this war, while Iran is expected to leverage the situation to lift sanctions. Kumar noted that the primary losers are the Gulf countries, which will face a stronger Iran and whose economies have already suffered significant damage. Asia, due to its reliance on Middle Eastern oil and gas supplies, will incur economic losses, while Europe will lose geopolitical influence, "as the world clearly no longer cares about Europe's opinions." (Jin10)