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Exclusive: U.S. piles pressure on Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports, sources say
U.S. 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.
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.
Iraqi Kurdistan Oil Exports May Resume in March, KRG Leader Says
The president of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region signaled the likely resumption of oil exports next month, the latest optimism that an almost two-year shutdown that cost the nation some $19 billion in lost revenue could soon be over.
Kurdistan region's oil exports to resume next week, Iraqi minister says
Oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will resume next week, Iraq's oil minister said on Monday, resolving a near two-year dispute as ties between Baghdad and Erbil improve, potentially adding more supply to the oil market and weighing on prices.
Kurdistan Oil-Export Resumption Could Pose Challenges for Iraq
Crude was higher, and the potential resumption of oil exports from Iraq’s Kurdistan region could challenge the country’s ability to comply with OPEC+ quotas, Commerzbank said.
US piles pressure on Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports, sources say
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.
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Syrian FM invited to visit Iraq: State media
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani has been invited to visit Iraq at an undetermined date, Syria's state media reported on Friday. He was issued an official invitation ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan president urges PKK to disarm for peace
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) should disarm for the sake of peace and in order to solve the Kurdish issue in ...
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Tanker owners eye reopening of Iraq’s Kurdish crude pipeline
The crude pipeline from Kirkuk to the port of Ceyhan, in Turkey, was closed by Iraq in March 2023 following a dispute with ...
VOA Kurdish: Iraq struggles to implement law to return Kurd, Turkmen land
The Iraqi parliament recently passed a law to return occupied Kurdish and Turkmen lands. However, over the weekend, Kurdish ...
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Kurdish bloc of Iraqi parliament gathers with Kirkuk farmers, gives statement
A delegation from the Kurdish blocs in the Iraqi parliament visited villages northwest of Kirkuk province on Tuesday to ...
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Will Iraqi Kurdistan Become World’s Next Tourism Hotspot?
The cable car tourism project, featuring seven stations, will rank among the longest in the world and is anticipated to yield ...
Explainer-Why Oil Flows Through the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline Have Been Halted
The ICC ruled that Iraq should have the right to control loadings at Ceyhan and ordered Turkey to pay 50% of the discount at which KRG oil was sold, sources told Reuters. The net amount awarded to ...
Turkish opposition party delegation meets with Kurdish leader in Iraq as part of PKK peace efforts
A Turkish opposition party delegation has arrived in Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region against the backdrop of peace ...