Kurdish Official Claims Baghdad–Erbil Oil Agreement Reached Under U.S. Pressure Following Trump–Erdogan Meeting
Erbil — Luqman Hassan, a member of the Kurdish Takfiri Azadi Movement, claimed on Wednesday that the recent agreement between Baghdad and Erbil to resume oil exports from the Kurdistan Region to Türkiye was made under U.S. directives following a meeting between former U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Speaking to dinaropinions.com, Hassan said the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and its officials “had no fear of domestic unrest,” which, he added, encouraged them to finalize the deal with Baghdad through the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO).
He dismissed suggestions that the agreement was linked to upcoming elections or regional instability, asserting instead that “it was driven by American pressure following Erdogan’s visit to Washington and his talks with President Trump.”
Hassan argued that the U.S. move is part of a broader strategy to counter Russia and other oil-producing nations, saying Washington “may rely on oil exported from Kurdistan to help meet Europe’s energy demands, especially with winter approaching.”
