{"id":87190,"date":"2026-04-28T09:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/87190\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T09:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:13:11","slug":"iraqs-pipeline-dilemma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/87190\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq\u2019s pipeline dilemma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            The key energy player faces balancing regional routes, political complexities, and creating a clear strategic vision for energy security<\/p>\n<p class=\"shortened\">Iraq\u2019s vast hydrocarbon resources position it as a key player in global energy markets, but its ability to effectively utilise its pipeline infrastructure remains constrained. Iraq\u2019s midstream landscape, seen through an energy policy and geopolitical lens, is defined by governance fragmentation, sectarian political structures and weak strategic planning that have significantly hindered development. Without institutional reform and a unified energy strategy, Iraq\u2019s energy potential will remain underutilised.<br \/>\nEnergy infrastructure, particularly pipelines, plays a crucial role in shaping both national economies and geopolitical relations. Iraq, endowed with one of the world\u2019s largest oil reserv<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fade\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/white-fade.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The key energy player faces balancing regional routes, political complexities, and creating a clear strategic vision for energy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87191,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[14],"tags":[94,12934,7508],"class_list":["post-87190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iraq","tag-iraq","tag-midstream","tag-pipeline"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116481569939814658","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}