Iran questions Iraq's promise to import oil despite sanctions
In a surprising statement, Iran's oil minister recently complained that Iraq is abiding by the US sanctions and canceling some energy deals with Iran.
Iran and Iraq have quite different views of their relationship status, with Tehran claiming it's been jilted and Baghdad declaring it's being faithful.
Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh surprised Iraqi officials Feb. 7 when he very publicly expressed dissatisfaction with Iraq “reversing some oil agreements, and refusing to invest in the border oil fields and to pay Iran its [$2 billion in] debts.” He indicated that “Baghdad's commitment to the US sanctions has prompted [Iraq] to revoke minor agreements, such as the Kirkuk deal, under which we traded 11,000 barrels of oil a day."
