Turkey, Iran and Iraq will jointly decide on closing the flow of oil from Northern Iraq, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan has said, speaking to reporters on his return flight from a one-day trip to Iran, as the three neighbors mull retaliatory moves after the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) voted for independence, Hurriyet reports.
''In the case of northern Iraq, Iran, Iraq and Turkey will form a tripartite mechanism and will decide on shutting down the oil [from the KRG]," Erdoğan said.
The KRG currently exports its oil to international markets via a pipeline that passes through Turkey.