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“Iran and Iraq Reach Deal to Allow Iraqi Oil Through Strait of Hormuz”

Baghdad and Tehran appear to have reached an agreement allowing Iraqi oil shipments to resume transit through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, according to statements attributed to Iraqi and Iranian officials on Monday. The reported arrangement would grant Iraqi tankers a form of exemption from restrictions Iran has imposed on maritime traffic in the […]

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Visit of MEP Lars Patrick Berg to Iraq

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On a visit to Iraq with a delegation from the European Parliament, German ECR MEP Lars Patrick Berg stated: “Iraq needs the EU’s support now. Security, energy, water, migration and democracy are at the top of the agenda. Also thank you to General Iannucci, Commander of the NATO Mission to Iraq – for his assessment.”

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Iraq voices support for voluntary return of Iraqis denied asylum in the EU

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At a recent meeting, Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fouad Hussein (picture) and EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, discussed the issue of irregular migration between Iraq and the EU, on the the sidelines of the sixth Brussels Conference for Syria and the region. In a statement, the Iraqi government mentioned “the latest measures taken by

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