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Baghdad Blamed for Oil Dispute
AlArabiya English
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6/13/2025
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00:00
Okay, so, I mean, from a Baghdad point of view, and do correct me if I've misunderstood the situation,
00:06
but it seems as though, and what we're being told in the report,
00:10
is that Erbil has been striking these independent oil deals, notably with the United States,
00:17
and that's a challenge to Iraqi sovereignty.
00:20
Help me understand, where's the money from those deals being remitted?
00:24
Is it being received in Erbil or is it being received by the central government?
00:30
Well, let's set the records correct.
00:35
Before, actually, the Kurdistan region was relying for its budget on Baghdad payment.
00:43
It has a share in the annual budget.
00:46
I mean, it changed from 17 percent to now, it's about 12 percent, so there wasn't much problem.
00:52
Only when Baghdad tried to suspend this payment, the Kurdish region started to export oil.
00:59
Okay, I mean, through Turkey to the international market.
01:04
And then, recently, two years ago, there was a ruling by the Paris Arbitration Commercial Court
01:12
to suspend this oil shipment through Turkey for some legal claims.
01:18
And the KRG, of course, suspended this oil shipments through the Iraqi-Turkish pipeline.
01:27
It was a contention between Iraq and Turkey, but we were caught in the middle.
01:32
But the Kurdish region accepted that all oil export, I mean, the revenue should go to the national budget
01:40
and then be redistributed.
01:43
So these oil deals, actually, are in lines with the Iraqi laws, with the Constitution.
01:51
And these companies who have signed these contracts have entered into law court suits in Baghdad,
01:59
and they won their cases, you see, in front of the Iraqi court.
02:02
So nothing is hidden, nothing is untransparent, but Iraq is making this an issue for ulterior motives,
02:12
to be honest with you, that these companies will produce gas and electricity,
02:19
which will be for the benefit of the whole region.
02:22
And I believe this would be to replace the Iranian gas supplies to Iraq and electricity and so on.
02:33
So it's a bit muddled, the issue.
02:36
In fact, it has other ulterior motives.
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