Oil smuggling

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

World

'President Trump Has Been Clear: Iran Must Stop Sponsoring Terror,' Says U.S. Treasury Secretary

Oil tankers Tataki and Maran Aspasia fill at Al-Basrah Oil Terminal off Iraq’s Faw peninsula, Aug. 5, 2025. (AFP)

Iraq

Iraq Rejects U.S. Allegations of Aiding Iran's Illicit Oil Trade

A picture shows a view of the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad. (Photo: Iraqi Media)

Iraq

Iraqi Parliament to Question Oil Officials over Iranian Oil Smuggling Allegations

Officers from the Naval Force Command stand near an unidentified vessel in Iraqi regional waters suspected of smuggling fuel in Umm Qasr, Iraq, March 18, 2025. (Photo: Iraqi Naval Forces)

Iraq

Iraqi Navy Captures Vessel Allegedly Smuggling Oil, Iranian Captain Arrested

Soran Omar, a member of Kurdish political party Justice Group. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Iraq

Soran Omar to Al-Sudani "armed groups smuggle oil from Kirkuk"

Oil tankers load crude oil at Iraq's Al-Basra Offshore Terminal in Basra, Iraq, Wednesday, July 17, 2019. (Photo: AP/Nabil al-Jurani)

World

Baghdad Moves to Curb Oil Smuggling by Iran-Backed Militias: Report

The Greek-flagged oil tanker Prudent Warrior, background, is seen as it sails past Istanbul, Turkey, April 19, 2019. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers on May 27, 2022 (Photo: Dursun Çam via AP)

World

Iran's seizure of Greek tankers underscores Russian-Iranian collaboration on oil smuggling