By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Since the recent vote for Kurdish independence, Iran has begun to squeeze the Kurdish region in Iraq.
Almost immediately after the vote, Iran stopped flights to the Kurdish region and now the Iranians have issued an order to stop all trucks going to and from the Kurdish region. No Iranian drivers may deliver or ship or cross the border.
That means no Iranian diesel to the Kurdish area.
It is diesel that powers electric plants and the transportation industry.
The Kurds produce their own oil, but they do not refine it - they export it. Some of their oil was even exported to Iran-- but not any more.
Iraq is also squeezing the Kurds. So are the Turks who are not permitting Kurdish oil exports to pass over their border.
92% of the Kurdish region voted for independence. In other words, every single Kurd voted for independence. The other 8% were Shiite and Sunnis minorities that live in the area who were also permitted to also in the referendum.
The Kurds were aware of the ramifications this vote would have. They tried to mollify the vote by saying that their independence would not go into effect immediately - that the vote was simply symbolic.
The problem is that at this level of foreign affairs, symbols have significance.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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