Iran has allowed a group of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Hormuz Strait, following official requests from Baghdad:
This was reported by the state news agency IRNA, noting that obtaining special permission for Iraqi tankers was one of Baghdad's main expectations during the visit of Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf:
Iraqi President Nizar Amed stated that Iran has facilitated the passage of Iraqi oil-laden ships in recent days, and that Baghdad has discussed the issue of exporting its oil through the strait with Iranian officials:
He emphasized that the issue remains complex:
Iraq is one of the countries most affected by the closure of the Hormuz Strait by Iran:
Baghdad is working to expand its oil exports through Turkey's Ceyhan port, as well as to start exports through Syria's Baniyas and Jordan's Aqaba ports:
Before the outbreak of war in Iran, about 20 percent of the world's consumed oil passed through the Hormuz Strait:
