Iraq turns to Syria as key transit hub for oil exports amid oil export crisis
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-04-15 23:33 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Middle East, Iran, Energy, Trade & Sanctions
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Iraq is facing a crisis as it has seen around 80 percent of its oil exports collapse. This was because of the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Now, there's also a US blockade of Iran. Iraq is thus seeing many of its normal maritime oil exports via the Persian Gulf interdicted.
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