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WesternZagros Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:WZR) ("WesternZagros" or "the Company") will be presenting at the Stifel Nicolaus Energy Conference 2012 in Montreal, Quebec.

Mr. Hatfield, CEO of WesternZagros Resources Ltd., will present on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 3:15 PM EST with respect to the Company's latest developments and future plans as addressed in the Corporate Presentation June 2012 that will be posted to the Company's website prior to the event.

About WesternZagros Resources Ltd.

WesternZagros is an international natural resources company engaged in acquiring properties and exploring for, developing and producing crude oil and natural gas in Iraq. WesternZagros, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, holds two Production Sharing Contracts with the Kurdistan Regional Government in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. WesternZagros's shares trade in Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "WZR".

WESTERNZAGROS RESOURCES WAS RECOGNIZED AS A TSX VENTURE 50® COMPANY IN 2012. TSX VENTURE 50 IS A TRADE-MARK OF TSX INC. AND IS USED UNDER LICENSE.