Oil trucking to Iran at crossroads as pipeline exports loom In a dirt lot filled with tanker trucks on the outskirts of Penjwin town, near the eastern border of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, Ali shuffled his right foot restlessly and looked east toward Iran.”It’s taking 12 days to get through the Iranian border this time,” he said. “This is my longest delay ever.”Ali is among the thousands of tanker drivers in Iraq’s Kurdistan region transporting crude oil into Iran, through the Bashmah and Parwezkhan border crossings, to the southwest Ir… This content is for registered users. Please login to continue. If you are not a registered user, you may purchase a subscription or sign up for a free trial .