However, he expressed confidence that, if necessary, Armenia would be able to find alternatives to Russian gas. Political analyst Robert Ghevondyan notes that there has recently been increasingly frequent talk of a possible revision of Russian gas prices. Upon returning from Tehran, he said that the volume of Iranian gas supplied under the “Gas for Electricity” programme could be at least doubled. As a result, some experts doubt whether Iranian gas supplies can be increased without Moscow’s consent. Consequently, in the near future, Russian gas may find itself merely competing on the market.