Iran Cuts Gas Supplies To Turkey To Meet Domestic Demand

Iranian authorities say the country has stopped supplying natural gas to neighboring Turkey in order to meet growing demand at home this winter, Radio Farda reports.

Eleven of Iran’s provinces are currently facing gas shortages, including some of the coldest areas like Kurdistan, Zanjan, and East and West Azerbaijan, according to Radio Farda.
Iranian Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh said he had apologized to Turkey’s energy minister but added that he hoped the opening of a major gas refinery in Iran’s southern Fars Province by the end of this week would help solve the problem.

Radio Free Europe