Iran grants permission for some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz

Iran ⁠has granted ⁠permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after ⁠repeated requests from Baghdad through various channels, according to Iranian state media.

Key points

• Speaking ⁠at the Baghdad Dialogue policy conference, Amidi continued that the administration will not accept Iraqi territory being applied to launch attacks against any other country.
• Iraq ⁠has been among the countries most affected by Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
• Iraq produced approximately 4 million ⁠barrels of oil per day before the outbreak of the US-Israel war on Iran.
• Khoshcheshm suggested Iran is looking to punish Gulf states.
• "Iran has requested other states to do the same stop the US from using their territory, " the analyst continued.

Meanwhile, the IRNA administration news service noted on Saturday that obtaining special permission for Iraqi tankers was one of Baghdad's main requests during Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's visit to Iraq this week.

Iraqi President Nizar Amidi remarked on Saturday that Iran had facilitated the passage of "some ships carrying Iraqi oil in the Strait" in recent days and Baghdad had discussed the export of Iraqi oil through Hormuz with Iranian office-holders.

Speaking ⁠at the Baghdad Dialogue policy conference, Amidi continued that the administration will not accept Iraqi territory being applied to launch attacks against any other country. The Iraqi president remarked attacks rolled out from inside Iraq against countries in the region "have no justification".

"Everyone is keen to prevent Iraq from being dragged into the ongoing war in the region, " he remarked, adding that its repercussions "have been harsh on our country".

On the Strait of Hormuz, Amidi remarked it "affects the whole world, not only Iraq", adding that Baghdad remained in negotiations with Iran over what he described as "complex problems" in the Strait.

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Mostafa Khoshcheshm, a professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Tehran, remarked Iran has decided to let Iraqi oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz as Baghdad has "always stood up to the United States".

Khoshcheshm suggested Iran is looking to punish Gulf states. It have allowed US forces to employ their military bases to launch attacks on Iran – an accusation regional countries' deny – while treating Iraq as a "friendly state".

Iraq ⁠has been among the countries most affected by Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Traffic in the strait remains significantly ⁠below pre-war levels and ships continue to face attacks in the ⁠area.

Iraq produced approximately 4 million ⁠barrels of oil per day before the outbreak of the US-Israel war on Iran. But Baghdad is working to expand its exports through Turkiye's Ceyhan port ‌and additionally to commence exporting oil through Syria's Baniyas port and Jordan's Aqaba port, Prime Minister ‌Ali ‌al-Zaidi noted on Friday.

For now, iran grants permission for some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.