U.S. dismayed by Kurdish vote
The U.S. State Department said it was dismayed by a decision from the Kurdish government in Iraq to move ahead with a referendum for independence. Photo by Gailan Haji/EPA Sept. Continue Reading
Iraq Orders Kurdistan to Surrender Its Airports
Iraq’s prime minister on Tuesday, angered by a vote on independence by his nation’s Kurdish minority, gave the country’s Kurdish region until Friday to surrender control of its two international Continue Reading
Oil Back in Bull Market as Kurdish Vote Amplifies Supply Risk
Turkey says can halt Kurdish exports amid independence vote Supply gap could emerge in market as early as 2018: Citigroup U.S. crude was back in a bull market Tuesday as Continue Reading
Kurdish Vote Won’t Spark A Sustained Oil Price Rally
Turkey and Iraq have stepped up the pressure on Kurdistan after the semi-autonomous region of Iraq voted for independence. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to block Kurdish oil exports Continue Reading
Turkey’s Erdogan warns Iraqi Kurds will go hungry if sanctions imposed
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned that Iraqi Kurds would go hungry if Turkey decides to halt the flow of trucks and oil across its border with northern Iraq, Continue Reading
Erdogan Threatens To Cut Off Kurdish Oil Exports
Turkey could cut off the crude oil flow from the northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, putting further pressure on Kurdistan over what Continue Reading
Iraq, Turkey Threaten Kurdistan’s Oil Boom After Controversial Independence Vote
Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum Monday has returned its renegade oil industry to the spotlight, prompting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to threaten to cut off the region’s petroleum exports and Continue Reading
Iraqi Kurds Vote on Independence as Neighbors Warn of Conflict
Poll on statehood opposed by Iraq, Iran, Turkey, U.S. Kurdish officials not expected to push for immediate secession Iraqi Kurds went to the polls Monday for a referendum on independence, Continue Reading
Kurds in Iraq vote in historic referendum for independence
Kurds began casting ballots on Monday in a historic referendum on independence from Iraq despite vigorous opposition from the country’s central government as well as regional and world powers. Starting Continue Reading
Showdown turns to oil as referendum dispute intensifies
The day before Monday’s Kurdistan independence referendum, Iraq’s National Security Council called on the world to respect claims to federal control over oil and borders. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Continue Reading