The final U.S. forces are due to leave their last bases in Iraq by September 30, raising concern about Islamic State cells and expanding Iranian influence.
SOCAR-backed Petkim has begun a $70 million engineering phase that could lift annual ethylene capacity to 1.2 million metric tons and polypropylene capacity to 550,000 tons.
President Donald Trump rejected reports that Washington offered sanctions relief or access to frozen funds in exchange for Iranian nuclear concessions.
