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Updated · ایران اینترنشنال · Aug 22
Iran Grants Iraqi Oil Tankers Hormuz Passage After Baghdad Made Repeated Requests
Updated
Updated · ایران اینترنشنال · Aug 22

Iran Grants Iraqi Oil Tankers Hormuz Passage After Baghdad Made Repeated Requests

3 articles · Updated · ایران اینترنشنال · Aug 22

Summary

  • A number of Iraqi oil tankers received special Iranian permission to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to state-run IRNA on Saturday.
  • Baghdad secured the passage after raising the issue through several channels, making tanker access a central request in Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s recent visit to Iraq.
  • The move signals a case-by-case easing for Iraqi shipments through one of the world’s most critical oil chokepoints.

Insights

What secret concessions did Baghdad make to Tehran to secure this sudden safe passage through the world's most vulnerable oil chokepoint?
Could Iraq's desperate search for alternative overland routes finally break the Strait of Hormuz's stranglehold on global energy markets?