Energy Policy

Iraqi Kurdistan is made up of three provinces that are run by an autonomous regional government and protected by their own security services.

As Barack Obama’s top diplomat. Kerry played a major role in achieving the historic nuclear deal with Iran involving six world powers.

The Saudi allies. in the meantime. have announced their plan to close air and sea transport links to Qatar.

Qatar airways the national flag carrier of the country operates regular flights to all major cities of Pakistan.

Russia does not expect the latest regional diplomatic crisis with Qatar to affect an agreement among major producers to cut oil output.

For the first time. Moscow is losing the opportunity to use gas as an instrument of political leverage and blackmail.

Last December. Russia and 10 other non-OPEC nations agreed to join OPEC'.s output cuts for the first time in 15 years.

OPEC and non-OPEC countries agreed to extend production cuts for nine months.

Iran backs regional resistance groups. such as Lebanon'.s Hezbollah. which are considered terrorists by the US.

Iran'.s gross gas output stands at 285bn m3 yr.