Iran Insists It Will Not Give Up Rights To Disputed Gas Field

Iran will not give up an “iota” of its rights to make use of an offshore natural gas field disputed with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji said on Wednesday. “We will not give up even one iota of Iran’s right to make use of the Arash field,” Owji was quoted as saying by Iranian media today. “We announced to Kuwait that ... we are ready to make use of this field jointly, and that we regard this as the [undeniable] right of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the minister added. The dispute…