Iran has allowed several Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, following repeated requests from Baghdad to Tehran.
Reuters reported on Saturday, August 22, that obtaining special permission for Iraqi oil tankers was one of Baghdad’s main requests during the visit of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, to Iraq.
Iraqi President Nizar Amidi has also said that Iran has facilitated the passage of vessels carrying Iraqi oil through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days.
According to him, Baghdad has discussed the export of Iraqi oil through the Strait of Hormuz with Iranian officials, but the issue remains complicated.
Iraq is among the countries that have suffered the greatest impact from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and shipping traffic through the waterway remains far below pre-war levels.
Before the outbreak of the war with Iran, Iraq produced about four million barrels of oil per day.