US President Donald Trump's administration is piling pressure on Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports, a report says.

EghtesadOnline: The Export Guarantee Fund of Iran and Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government signed a memorandum of understanding based on which a credit line worth $200 million will be opened for traders exporting to the region, according to the head of Iranian organization.

EghtesadOnline: Iraq plans to study using Kurdish natural gas for power generation, the country's oil minister said on Sunday, allowing OPEC's second-largest oil producer to plug the gas deficit and power shortage.