The Iraq Report

Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi’s European charm offensive seeks alternative energy export routes, and rumours circulate of disruption to US dollar flows to Baghdad starting October

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Sep 16, 2026
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Rothschild issue - Badr

Hormuz link to Disarmament, quid-pro-quo

Zaidi’s trip to Europe should be seen as an attempt to buy leverage against Iran, securing alternatives to the strait in order to gain room to manoeuvre against the militias.

Although there are reports of an Iraq Iran Hormuz deal, frantic diversification efforts and trucking by Iraq suggest …

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