Why Royal Dutch Shell plc Is Happy To Pay $2bn To Iran

Energy companies are trying to preserve cash like Golem guarding his "precious" right now, so why on Earth is Shell(LSE: RDSB) looking to send $2 billion to Iran? Shareholders might eventually like the answer.

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