Overview
- Athos Salomé, a Brazilian psychic dubbed the 'Modern Nostradamus,' outlined the theory Friday in interviews carried by Mirror US, the Daily Star, and Yorkshire Live.
- He argues U.S. pressure for a 2026 Ukraine truce would let Russian crude rejoin Brent pricing and end the steep discounts created by sanctions.
- He says that shift would force China to pay market rates instead of cut‑price barrels, since Brent is a benchmark many oil contracts use worldwide.
- He also claims U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran aim to cut China’s access to cheap Iranian oil, noting estimates that China buys about 90% of Iran’s exports.
- He frames the effort as a three‑front push involving Iran, Venezuela, and Russia, though the outlets present his assertions as prophetic and unverified, with accuracy still unclear.