Iran grants permission for some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after repeated requests from Baghdad.
Iraq says Iran has facilitated the passage of vessels carrying Iraqi oil through the Strait in recent days.
Baghdad is also pursuing oil export routes through Turkey, Syria and Jordan.
Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad, according to Reuters.
Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday that Baghdad had made repeated requests through various channels for special permission for Iraqi tankers to cross the Strait. IRNA said obtaining special permission for Iraqi tankers was one of Baghdad’s main requests during Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf’s visit to Iraq, Reuters reported.
Iraqi President Nizar Amedi said on Saturday that Iran had facilitated the passage of vessels carrying Iraqi oil through the Strait in recent days. He added that Baghdad had discussed the export of Iraqi oil through Hormuz with Iranian officials.
“The issue remained complicated,” he said, speaking at the Baghdad Dialogue policy conference.
Iraq has been among the countries most affected by Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Traffic in the Strait remains significantly below pre-war levels, and ships continue to face attacks in the area, Reuters reported.
Iraq produced around 4 million barrels of oil per day before the outbreak of the Iran war.
Baghdad is also working to expand its exports through alternative routes. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said on Friday that Iraq was seeking to expand its exports through Turkey’s Ceyhan port and also begin exporting oil through Syria’s Baniyas port and Jordan’s Aqaba port.
