The U.S. administration defended Turkey's positions and voiced discomfort over the news claiming that there is oil trade between Turkey and the Daesh terrorist organzaition over a special press conference held on Saturday. At the meeting, a senior U.S. State Department official told reporters on condition of anonymity, that neither the Turkish government nor a group or person in Turkey is involved in oil trade with Daesh. There is a very small amount of oil smuggling in Daesh-controlled areas through local smuggles, but this is not a large-scale trade, the official said and added, "In contrast to what is said on Russian websites, the amount shown in the maps is actually very small, and the volume of smuggled oil has been decreased thanks to Turkey's efforts and the coalition airstrikes."The U.S. government seized oil emir Abu Sayyaf's documents in May 2015 and this is why the U.S. is considered an authority on the subject.The official also pointed out that a truck could carry a maximum of 200 to 250 barrels of oil and even if the claims were to be true, it would not be possible in economic terms as it would require at least 1000 trucks to move those 20,000 barrels of oil."Even if this was possible the trucks would have to cross over areas controlled by the Free Syrian Army and areas controlled by the Assad regime, and would have to pay fees at every pointbribe . This is very unlikely, "he said.The senior official added that the oil does not go to Turkey as it is still needed in Daesh-controlled areas in Syria and people in the region still need fuel for their cars. The official underlined that oil is still being sold to the Assad regime, "The regime has reduced its purchases over time but 'fuel is still being provided' to the regime.. And there is a market large enough to consume all the oil in Syria and Iraq, "he added.The official also stated that the satellite images published by Russia are not fake but they are old photos of Daesh trucks gathered in oil distribution points where they would distribute oil in Syria. "There is not one single photo that shows these trucks crossed over into Turkey," the official reiterated. Meanwhile, the official added that the news reporting which claimed there were oil trade links between Turkish officials and Daesh in the Abu Sayyaf documents were not true and that there were no information regarding such allegations against Turkey from 2012 or 2013.