Iran rejects Iraqi claims of oil well takeover
CNN - Sun Dec 20, 1:33 am ETIran dismissed allegations Saturday that its military forces seized an oil well on the Iraqi border, saying that the well is on Iranian land.
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Iran dismissed allegations Saturday that its military forces seized an oil well on the Iraqi border, saying that the well is on Iranian land.
Iranian troops crossed over a disputed border with Iraq and seized a major oil well, officials in Baghdad charged.
Iraq deployed security forces Saturday near a remote oil well seized by Iran, officials said, and its government pressed Tehran to withdraw its forces from the area along their disputed southern border.
Sunni Arab political action ahead of the coming national elections is far from a concession on their part.
Iraq's government has ordered Iranian troops to withdraw from the oilfield which they have taken control of in southern Iraq, Reuters reported.
Iraq will sign preliminary contracts, from Sunday, with oil companies that bid successfully last week for seven fields, oil ministry spokesman Assem Jihad told AFP.
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Both Iraq And Iran Stood Their Ground Saturday Over The Reported Seizure Of A Southern Iraqi Oil Well By Iranian Forces.
The top US military officer toured a bustling market on the outskirts of Baghdad on Saturday that is returning to normal as violence ebbs in Iraq.
Iraqi troops massed Saturday near an oil well on the border in a standoff with Iranian forces that seized control of the site in a sudden flare up of tension between the two uneasy neighbors.
Iraq The Iraqi government on Friday condemned a reported cross-border raid by Iranian soldiers who allegedly raised their flag at the Fakka oil field in Iraq's Maysan province.
Associated PressIraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his office in the heavily protected Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq last month.BAGHDAD -- Iranian troops have crossed into Iraqi territory and seized an oil...
NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AFP)--Iranian forces took control of a southern Iraqi oil well in a disputed section of the border Friday, U.S. and Iraqi officials told AFP.
Crude prices rose Friday after Iranian troops crossed into Iraq and seized an oil field.
Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Iranian forces bolstered their positions at a well in the East Maysan oil field after sending troops across the Iraqi border two days ago in a move that’s caused a political standoff between the two countries.
BAGHDAD -- Iranian forces crossed into Iraq and seized an oil well just over the two countries' disputed border, Iraq's government said yesterday, prompting a protest from Baghdad and providing a