Baghdad, March 17, 2026 (AFP) - Iraq asks Iran for oil tanker passage through Strait of Hormuz: minister

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2026-03-17

Iraq was in contact with Iran to try to arrange passage for some of its oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, the country's oil minister told local media. A founding member of the OPEC cartel, crude oil sales make up 90 percent of Iraq's budget revenues. Before the outbreak of war on February 28, Iraq mainly shipped its oil -- roughly 3.5 million barrels per day -- from the southern Basra fields via the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has closed the s......

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