Iran authorized the crossing of some Iraqi oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, following requests sent by the Baghdad government. Information about the exceptional opening of the sea route was released this Saturday (22) by the Iranian state news agency Irna and confirmed by Iraqi leaders.
The facilitation measure occurs in a context of security restrictions on the maritime route resulting from the war initiated by the United States and Israel against the Persian country.
The closure of the strategic route, through which 20% of all liquefied natural gas and oil consumed in the world before the conflict passed, was worsened by a US naval blockade of Iranian ports.
The Iraqi economy is highly dependent on fossil fuel exports and, according to the agency Irnathe neighboring country does not have immediate alternative routes to transport the majority of its crude oil production.
According to agency information Reutersfacilitating the passage of freighters was one of the main demands formulated by Baghdad on the agenda of discussions with the President of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, on an official visit to the neighboring country.
Before the start of military clashes, Iraq recorded an estimated production of around 4 million barrels of oil per day. To address the flow bottleneck in Hormuz, the Iraqi authorities are accelerating flow plans via alternative routes.
According to Tehran’s diplomatic guidelines released by the agency Irnafull circulation of commercial vessels will only be reestablished when the United States lifts the naval blockade, ends economic sanctions against the Iranian oil sector, and returns Iran’s financial assets held in banks abroad.
Iran’s diplomatic resistance comes as Washington tightens its foreign policy in the region, having announced isolation sanctions on any financial institutions or aviation companies that support Tehran.
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