Iran has once again made clear it looks to profit from the boycott, wanting to increase its market share in Russia to 10%. According to the Iranian secretary of the Food Industries Association, Kaveh Zargaran, the boycott offers a “golden opportunity”. He sees opportunities for the export of apples, for instance. “Iran has a surplus of apples,” Zargaran told an Iranian news site. Since Russia imported many apples from the EU, Iran now has to be able to profit from that, he thinks.