Iraqi oil minister says the Kurdistan Region produces 286,000 barrels of oil per day and Iran has forged Iraqi documents to avoid US sanctions.

Iraqi oil minister Hayan Abdul Ghani said in an interview on Iraqi television that he told OPEC that the Kurdistan Region currently produces 286,000 barrels of oil per day and stressed that the oil production is not under the control of his ministry.

He added that according to the budget law, $16 per barrel of oil production has been allocated to the Kurdistan Region, and the amount of oil exported through the port is expected to reach 350,000 barrels per day.

The Iraqi oil minister said: that Iraq currently exports 3.2 million to 3.5 million barrels of oil per day, but Iran has forged Iraqi documents to avoid US sanctions.