Iraq looking at options in case Gulf oil route cut: spokesman
Smoke billows from Iraq's Majnoon oil field near the southern city of Basra on March 25, 2019 (AFP Photo/Hussein FALEH)/ Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq is looking at contingency plans in case spiralling US-Iran tensions cut off its oil exports through the Gulf, a ministry spokesman said Monday, as observers warned a rupture would be "disastrous". The US has accused Iran of attacking two oil tankers last week in the Gulf of Oman, sparking concerns that global shipments through the key waterway could be threatened. Iraq, the second-largest oil producer ...
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