Daily Memo: Iran Taps Oil Stockpile, Plans to Arm Kurdish Militants

Tehran is reportedly scrambling to raise funds to support allied militias.

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Fundraising drive. Iran recently shipped nearly 3 million barrels of oil from a storage facility in China, drawing from a stockpile of at least 25 million barrels set up in late 2018, anonymous sources told the Wall Street Journal. Beijing authorized the exports after discussions with Iranian officials in November and December. Tehran is reportedly […]

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