Middle East: Under American pressure, Turkey stopped importing gas from Turkmenistan through Iran Turkey was forced to stop importing gas from Turkmenistan through Iran due to American pressure. Alep Arslan Bayerkat, Turkey's energy minister, disclosed this issue during a briefing session with reporters on Thursday. Ankara began importing this gas in March 2025, based on an agreement to receive 1 billion 300 million cubic meters of gas from Turkmenistan through Iran's infrastructure. "We have determined that the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) was somehow involved in this issue," Bayerkat said. Although we did not pay money to Iran, the tensions between Iran and America increased."

Middle East: Under American pressure, Turkey stopped importing gas from Turkmenistan through Iran Turkey was forced to stop importing gas from Turkmenistan through Iran due to American pressure. Alep Arslan Bayerkat, Turkey's energy minister, disclosed this issue during a briefing session with reporters on Thursday. Ankara began importing this gas in March 2025, based on an agreement to receive 1 billion 300 million cubic meters of gas from Turkmenistan through Iran's infrastructure. "We have determined that the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) was somehow involved in this issue," Bayerkat said. Although we did not pay money to Iran, the tensions between Iran and America increased."