Baghdad, Sep 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Iraqi Oil Ministry dismissed accusations from several US Congress members that Iraq is smuggling and "illegally" selling oil to Iran to help it avoid US sanctions, calling the claims "fabrications that have no basis."
This response followed a letter reportedly sent by five US Congress members to President Joe Biden on Wednesday, accusing several Iraqi parties and officials, including Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani, who plans to visit the United States soon for gas investment, of aiding Iran's sanctions evasion by smuggling oil, reports Xinhua news agency.
The lawmakers on Sunday also called on Biden to bar Ghani from visiting Washington as scheduled until the relevant investigation is complete.
The Iraqi Oil Ministry expressed "astonishment and condemnation" of the letter's content.
It emphasised that its oil activities are monitored by international inspectors and that Iraqi waters are strictly controlled by the country's naval forces.
Source: IANS
About Gopi
Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.
He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.
When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.
He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz