Syrian Oil Supply Crisis Deepens as Iraq Cuts Exports

Iraq has suspended crude oil deliveries to Syria, a member of the Iraqi parliament said on social media as quoted by BNE Intellinews. The statement coincided with one by Iraq’s foreign minister, who expressed concern about the security situation in the country that was taken over Islamist groups. “Iraq has decided to stop providing Syria with crude oil starting this month,” Mustafa Sanad said. Separately, at an event in Baghdad, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussain voiced his concern about the potential resurgence of terrorist activity…