Turkey halts Turkmen gas imports via Iran under US pressure
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Turkey halts Turkmen gas imports via Iran under US pressure
Turkey halts Turkmen gas imports via Iran under US pressure Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Fri, 11/06/2026 - 06:45 Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar says US sanctions concerns prevented Ankara from resuming supplies through Iranian infrastructure Iranians work on a section of a gas pipeline linking Iran and Pakistan after the project was launched during a ceremony in the Iranian border city of Chah Bahar on March 11, 2013. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) O…
Turkey has cut off gas flows from Turkmenistan via Iran as US sanctions and OFAC involvement have prevented imports from continuing, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said. The TANAP pipeline has spare capacity to double Turkmen gas exports to Europe as Azerbaijan's reserves dwindle. However, building a direct pipeline across the Caspian Sea faces technical and legal hurdles, with supply contracts from Tehran set to expire.
US sanctions prevent resumption of Turkmen gas imports via Iran. What Ankara says about TANAP.
Turkey was forced to halt natural gas imports from Turkmenistan via Iran due to US sanctions and escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran.
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ΑΘΗΝΑ 9,84Bayraktar explained that the involvement of the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) prevented the resumption of imports.
Turkey is forcibly halting natural gas imports from Turkmenistan via Iran due to US sanctions and escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran. As he said… Turkey: Natural gas imports from Turkmenistan via Iran are being halted - NAVTEMBORIKI
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