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Iran has granted special permission for several Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz after repeated requests from Baghdad, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported Saturday.
IRNA said securing passage for Iraqi tankers was among Baghdad’s main requests before and during Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf’s recent visit to Iraq.
Iran approved the transit despite what IRNA described as intense military activity and security concerns in the strait linked to hostile U.S. actions.
Iraqi President Nizar Amedi said Saturday that Iran had facilitated the passage of vessels carrying Iraqi oil through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days and that Baghdad had discussed oil exports through the waterway with Iranian officials.
Speaking at the Baghdad Dialogue policy conference, Amedi said the issue remained complicated.
Iraq has been among the countries most affected by Iran’s effective closure of the strait. Shipping traffic remains significantly below pre-war levels, while vessels continue to face attacks in the area.
Before the outbreak of the Iran war, Iraq produced around 4 million barrels of oil per day.
Iraq is also working to expand oil exports through Türkiye’s Ceyhan port and plans to begin exports through Syria’s Baniyas port and Jordan’s Aqaba port, Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said Friday.
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