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Iraq’s close political and commercial ties with Iran, give Tehran access to trade routes, currency markets, and commercial networks that are difficult for US authorities to monitor.
News Iraq » Najaf » Economy: Iraq’s impossible predicament: why the country is trapped between Iran and the US
With the outbreak of this year’s war, Iraq’s balancing act between the two antagonists has collapsed, exposing a perilously fragile state ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Economy: Iraq's Economy Reels as Hormuz Blockade Chokes Oil Revenues
Iraq is seeing the worst of the Middle East crisis as its heavily oil-dependent economy is now collapsing with the trickling oil revenues amid the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz. Iraq, OPEC’s second ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Economy: Iraq asks Iran for 'special status' to export oil through Strait of Hormuz
Parliament Speaker Haibat Al Halbousi makes request at meeting with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Baghdad ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Economy: Iraqi communications minister visits Iran as two sides seek broader ICT cooperation
Iran and Iraq are moving to expand their cooperation in information and communications technology (ICT), shifting from mainly operational coordination to a broader and more sustainable framework ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Economy: Iran's Qalibaf Urges Baghdad to Break Economic Dependence on Washington
Baghdad: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf on Friday urged Baghdad to reduce its reliance on the dollar and draw up what he called a “precise roadmap” for economic cooperation between ...