Hundreds of oil tankers daily transport Kurdish oil through unofficial routes to Iran and Turkey, generating $200M/month and raising US sanction breach concerns.

Hundreds of oil tankers daily transport Kurdish oil from Erbil, Kurdistan's capital, to Iran and Turkey through unofficial routes, generating roughly $200 million a month. This black-market trade has increased following the closure of an official pipeline, threatening potential US sanction breaches on Iran and raising concerns over accountability and proper approval from the Iraqi government.

July 11, 2024
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