Trump: ‘Resume Kurdish Oil Exports Or Face Sanctions’
Officials in the government of US President Donald Trump say Iraq must allow Kurdish oil exports to restart or face sanctions alongside Iran, Reuters reported on 21 February, citing eight sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
Washington wants oil exports from Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to resume to offset a potential fall in Iranian oil exports. President Trump has pledged to cut oil exports from Iran to zero as part of a new "maximum pressure" campaign against the Islamic Republic.
On Monday, Iraq's oil minister made a surprise announcement saying exports from Iraqi Kurdistan would resume next week.