Iraq/Kurdistan: U.S. Judge Sides With Iraq, Blocks Kurds' Attempt To Sell Oil

Jul 30, 2014 | John Ydiste, NPR
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A U.S. judge has blocked an effort by Iraq's Kurdistan region to sell $100 million worth of crude oil to refiners in the U.S. It's sitting in a giant tanker ship off the coast of Texas. The judge agreed with the Iraqi government that the oil belongs to it and not the Kurds.