US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Kurdistan ​Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Thursday, the ‌State Department said, adding he expressed “gratitude” to the KRG for enabling oil from Iraq, including from Iraq’s Kurdistan, to reach global markets.

“The secretary also expressed ​his gratitude to the Kurdistan Regional Government for enabling ​oil from Iraq, including from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, to ⁠reach global markets,” the State Department said in a statement.

The Iran ​war has raised oil prices and shaken global markets.

The State Department ​said Rubio “offered his condolences to the families of the Peshmerga killed in an Iranian missile attack on March 24 and wished a speedy recovery to ​those injured.”

At least six Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were killed ​, and 30 were wounded in a rocket attack on their base north of Erbil ‌in ⁠Iraqi Kurdistan, a Peshmerga statement said on Tuesday.

The Peshmerga statement said Iran carried out a “treacherous attack,” adding that six Iranian ballistic missiles struck a Peshmerga military headquarters north of Erbil early on Tuesday.

The ​Iran war began ​on February ⁠28 when the US and Israel attacked Iran.

Tehran subsequently responded by launching its own attacks ​on Israel and the Gulf states with US bases.

Joint ​US-Israeli ⁠strikes in Iran and Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed thousands.

US President Donald Trump has offered shifting goals and timelines for the war, ranging from ⁠overthrowing Iran’s ​government to destroying its military and ​missile capabilities.

On Thursday, he once again said he thinks his side has won ​the war.