Syria’s top diplomat and his counterparts from neighboring countries have called for the lifting of Western-led sanctions and post-war reconciliation.

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The Trump administration has revoked a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy gas and electricity from Iran, US officials said, intensifying an American pressure campaign on Tehran while complicating ties with a key US partner in the region.

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Syria’s foreign minister and his counterparts from neighbouring countries have called for the lifting of Western-led sanctions and post-war reconciliation. The foreign ministers of Turkey, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon made their remarks alongside Syrian foreign minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani following a meeting in the Jordanian capital Amman.

The high-level meeting for Syria’s neighbouring countries in Amman wrapped up on Sunday, reaffirming support for the Syrian people in their efforts to rebuild their country, safeguard its stability, sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Talks to speed a resumption in oil exports from Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have been delayed until Thursday because of disagreements over terms between oil companies and the oil ministry,

A senior Turkish official says groups affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Syria and Iraq should dissolve themselves.