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Shafaq News- Baghdad<\/p>\n
US forces have not stopped any Iraqi oil tanker near the Strait of
\nHormuz over alleged payments to Iran, Iraq’s Oil Ministry said on Saturday,
\nurging media outlets to rely on verified sources and avoid circulating
\nunconfirmed information. <\/p>\n
The ministry further stressed that the State Oil Marketing Organization
\n(SOMO) continues to handle Iraq\u2019s crude exports in line with international
\nrules and standards governing global oil trade.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Iraq\u2019s National Security Adviser Qassim al-Araji rejected the
\nsame claims after Al Arabiya reported that Baghdad pays transit fees to Iran
\nfor the passage of its oil shipments through the Strait.<\/p>\n
The strategic waterway has remained largely restricted<\/a> since February 28
\nfollowing the US\u2013Israel war on Iran, which disrupted energy flows and limited
\nshipments across the region, prompting Gulf producers, including Iraq, to scale
\nback exports. Baghdad, however, secured access<\/a> to the passage after Iran granted<\/a>
\n\u201cbrotherly Iraq\u201d an exemption from \u201cany restrictions imposed on the Strait of
\nHormuz,\u201d setting it apart from states Tehran considers hostile.<\/p>\n