Locator: 50145KURDISTAN.
This started out as a personal interest story, in fact, it is turning into a pretty interesting global geo-political story with huge explanation of why China is so interested in this war, and it's not simply about the Strait of Hormuz.
The geo-politics of the Mideast right now are incredibly fascinating -- least of which is not Iranian oil fields to the north which could be a land grab by Kurdistan, Iraq, and even possibly Turkey.
Absolutely fascinating. Not everyone in the region is upset by this war. It might be fascinating to re-reading parts of the Daniel Yergin's 1990 The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power.
Right now, I would suggest Kurdistan could certainly be the prime movers, ahead of Iraq and Turkey. There may be a few US companies watching this play out. It's very, very possible before this is all over, the borders of Iran will be re-drawn. Trump has been interested in another oil country: Venezuela. Just imagine what Trump might be thinking.
Today's headline story that caught my attention:
Tonight I will be taking our 11-year-old granddaughter to soccer practice in Southlake, TX.
HKN, Inc., is headquartered in Southlake, TX. Our go-to city for Barnes and Noble, high-end restaurants, hoity-toity sports facilities.
It's a small world.
Former president George W. Bush was on the board of directors over at HKN in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He left the board in 1993.
Wiki link here. Wiki does not state from where the drone attacks came in 2025, but obviously, from Iran.
See maps of Kurdistan at this link.
Iraqi oil fields, map, at this link. Kurdish oil fields, northern Iraq:
