[CLSTR]
< Back to situations

[PLACE]

Iraq

Featured in 12 tracked stories · first seen

Situations

[ACTIVE] [BUSINESS] [INTERNATIONAL] [POLITICS] [US] [IR] [IL]

US‑Iran Hormuz standoff deepens, oil rises

1299 clusters · 3943 sources · last updated

Latest: Oman proposes Malacca‑style voluntary fee plan for Strait of Hormuz, Iran rejects

After a 13‑day escalation in July 2026, U.S. forces halted nightly airstrikes on Iranian naval and command sites in the Hormuz corridor, and President Donald Trump announced a pause while “good talks” with Tehran continu

[ACTIVE] [BUSINESS] [POLITICS] [IQ] [SY] [TR]

Iraq expands oil export routes via Banias

16 clusters · 107 sources · last updated

Latest: Turkey and Iraq Commit to One‑Million‑Barrel Daily Oil Supply

By mid‑2026 Iraq is widening its oil‑export network toward the Mediterranean. Overland shipments to Syria’s Banias resumed in late July, while the 700‑km Basra‑to‑Haditha pipeline remains under construction, pushing tota

[ACTIVE] [POLITICS] [BUSINESS] [TR] [EG] [PK]

Turkey intensifies diplomatic outreach

17 clusters · 97 sources · last updated

Latest: Turkey and Iraq foreign ministers meet in Ankara to boost cooperation

Since late June 2026 Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has expanded Turkey’s diplomatic agenda. He and Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand upgraded bilateral ties to a strategic partnership covering defence, aerospa

[ACTIVE] [BUSINESS] [INTERNATIONAL] [IR] [US] [CN]

Hormuz Strait oil supply disruption

2 clusters · 146 sources · last updated

Latest: Saudi Arabia intercepts drones and joins US in strikes on Iran‑backed militias in Iraq

After the March‑May closure of the Strait of Hormuz forced exporters to reroute crude through the Petroline pipeline to Yanbu, Brent settled near $72 a barrel. In late July, Iran‑backed militias launched a wave of drones

[ACTIVE] [POLITICS] [BUSINESS] [CRIME] [IQ] [US] [SY]

Iraq Zaidi pushes anti‑corruption and pipeline revival

31 clusters · 176 sources · last updated

Latest: Iraq and Lebanon discuss reviving Kirkuk‑Tripoli oil pipeline and broader regional projects

Prime Minister Ali al‑Zaidi’s anti‑corruption drive, which began with the June 28 raid that seized about $85 million and recovered more than 127 billion dinars, has entered a second, larger phase. On July 26 anti‑corrupt

Also covered in