Kurdistan Leverages Oil Amid Baghdad-Iran Tensions
Published on: Monday 16 March 2026
With the Strait of Hormuz effectively blocked, Baghdad can no longer export most southern oil and now needs Kurdish-controlled pipelines to Ceyhan, reversing the previous balance of power.
News source: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Kurdistan-Leverages-Oil-Amid-Baghdad-Iran-Tensions.html