Aljazeera - There is a fight over energy in Iraq between the United States and Iran. Iraq relies on Iranian gas for nearly half of its energy - gas that is now subject to US sanctions on Iran. The Iraqi government originally obtained a 45-day sanctions waiver from the US, but that waiver is set to expire next week. Iraq is particularly sensitive ...

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) Oil minister has made an entreaty to Parliament to converge in keeping unity and solidarity to attract the needed investments to oil and gas sector of the country. Bijan Namdar Zanganeh addressed Parliament open session of Tuesday with a report of general conditions of oil contracts and the ministrys plans during which he ...

The U.S. authorities are in very close touch with the Turkish government on the countrys gold for gas trade with Iran, U.S. Ambassador toTurkeyFrancis Ricciardone said yesterday. We are focused with our Turkish ally on the same strategic purpose of preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons in this region, Ricciardone told reporters inAnkaraon ...

Dec 4 (Reuters) - U.S. diplomats are in talks with Ankara over the flow of gold fromTurkeyin exchange for Iraniannatural gas, the State Department said on Tuesday. "We continue, obviously, to consult closely withTurkey- as we do with all the countries - on the scope of U.S. sanctions againstIran," State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters ...

Ankara is in talks with Washington over the United States new wave of sanctions on Iran, which are speculated to cover Turkeys de facto gold-for-gas trade with the Islamic republic Ankara is in talks with Washington over the United States new wave of sanctions on Iran, which are speculated to cover Turkeys de facto gold-for-gas trade with the Islamic ...