U.S. Ultimatum Forced Iraq To Rekindle Kurdish Oil Exports

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U.S. Ultimatum Forced Iraq To Rekindle Kurdish Oil Exports

The U.S. has pressured Iraq to restart Kurdish oil exports via Turkey--and that pressure appears to be successful. The United States issued an ultimatum to Iraq, anonymous sources disclosed to Reuters on Friday. The ultimatum was simple: restart Kurdish oil exports through the shuttered pipeline--or else suffer the same fate as Iran with regards to US sanctions. On Monday, Iraq's oil minister said that oil flows from the semi-autonomous Kurdista…

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US piles pressure on Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports: sources

US President Donald Trump's administration is piling pressure on Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports to restart or face sanctions alongside Iran, eight sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. A speedy resumption of exports from Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region would help to offset a potential fall in Iranian oil exports, which Washington has pledged to cut to zero as part of Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehr…

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EXCLUSIVE - U.S. Piles Pressure on Iraq to Resume Kurdish Oil Exports, Sources Say - KAYHAN LIFE

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Iraqi Optimism On KRG Pipeline Restart Warrants Caution

Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdulghani said this week that oil exports from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq will resume as early as next week, according to local...

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U.S. Pressures Iraq To Resume Kurdish Oil Exports: Reports

Oil companies working in Kurdistan also have questions over payments. The post U.S. Pressures Iraq To Resume Kurdish Oil Exports: Reports appeared first on StratNews Global.

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Iraq, with economic and military ties to Iran, fears the implications of U.S. policy. Resuming oil exports from Kurdistan could offset declining Iranian oil exports. Iran maintains its influence through militias and political parties in Iraq. US President Donald Trump's administration is pressing Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports to resume or face sanctions alongside Iran, Reuters reports.