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

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 614 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
Iran-Iraq Diplomatic Relations US Influence in the Middle East Strait of Hormuz Maritime Security
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Iran grants permission for some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz Iraqi President Nizar Amidi says his country’s territory will not be used to launch attacks against any other state.

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Topics 3

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What happened

Iran grants permission for some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz Iraqi President Nizar Amidi says his country’s territory will not be used to launch attacks against any other state.

Why it matters

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

Common ground

The IRNA government news service reported 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.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz”
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The claim is reported by multiple independent news sources including The Hindu and Flipboard, confirming that Iran granted permission for Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 2: “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”
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Web search results specifically cite IRNA stating that obtaining special permission for Iraqi tankers was a main request during Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's visit to Iraq.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ali Falih Kadhim al-Zaidi (Arabic: علي فالح كاظم الزيدي, romanized: ʻAlī Fāliḥ Kāẓim az-Zaydī; born 1 May 1985) is an Iraqi banker, businessman, politician, and the current prime minister of Iraq sinc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_al-Zaidi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohammad Bagheri (Persian: محمد باقری; 3 November 1960 – 13 June 2025; born Mohammad-Hossein Afshordi;محمدحسین افشردی) was an Iranian military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Bagheri_(general)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 3: “Iraq produced approximately 4 million barrels of oil per day before the outbreak of the US-Israel war on Iran”
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Web search results from Iraqi News citing Reuters state that prior to the conflict, the fields produced around 4.3 million barrels per day, which aligns with the claim of 'approximately 4 million'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The decline is due to Iraq’s inability to continue oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz because of the US-Israeli war against Iran. Prior to the conflict, the fields produced around 4.3 million ba…
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/oil-output-from-southern-iraq…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iraq’s national oil company was formed and the rights to explore for oil were given out to well known oil companies. After a number of political changes Iraq had a government that decided in 1961 that…
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2008-11-15/iraqs-oil-and-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iraq announced plans to gradually restore production to between 4.2 million and 4.3 million barrels per day, according to the deputy oil minister for upstream affairs.
https://finance.biggo.com/news/097927b9-bace-4f5e-8e1b-c979e…
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Claim 4: “Baghdad is working to expand its exports through Turkiye’s Ceyhan port and also to begin exporting oil through Syria’s Baniyas port and Jordan’s Aqaba port”
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Multiple sources, including Daily Sabah and Arab News PK, report Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's statements regarding expanding exports through Ceyhan (Turkey) and developing routes via Baniyas (Syria) and Aqaba (Jordan).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iraq was the world's 5th largest oil producer in 2009, and has the world's fifth largest proven petroleum reserves. Just a fraction of Iraq's known fields are in development, and Iraq may be one of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_industry_in_Iraq
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The foreign relations of Iraq are the international relations maintained by the Republic of Iraq since its independence from the Ottoman Empire proclaimed in 1921. Iraq was a British protectorate unde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Iraq
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kirkuk–Baniyas pipeline is a currently defunct crude oil pipeline built by the Iraq Petroleum Company from the Kirkuk oil field in Iraq to the Syrian port of Baniyas. The pipeline went into operat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkuk–Baniyas_pipeline
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Claim 5: “Iran has been involved in talks with Oman to find the arrangements for the reopening of the strait”
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Multiple independent reports from Flipboard confirm that Iran and Oman have been in talks for weeks regarding a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 1 March 2026, as part of the 2026 Iran war, Iran has been launching a series of drone and missile strikes on sites in Oman and the Strait of Hormuz, targeting the Port of Duqm and the Port of Sa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Oman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the 2026 war, Iran has asserted sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, increasing its total area and adding to its territorial waters. It has done this by regulating maritime traffic and col…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_sovereignty_over_the_S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 6: “Iraqi President Nizar Amidi said on Saturday that Iran had facilitated the passage of “some ships carrying Iraqi oil in the strait” in recent days”
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Multiple web search results (Anadolu and state-run news agency) confirm that Iraqi President Nizar Amidi stated Iran facilitated the passage of some Iraqi oil ships.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An indirect election was held for the president of Iraq on 11 April 2026 by the Council of Representatives. Nizar Amidi of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was elected in the second round of voting wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iraqi_presidential_electi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nizar Mohammed Saeed Amidi (born 8 February 1968) is an Iraqi engineer and politician who has served as president of Iraq since 2026. A member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), he previously …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizar_Amidi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 29 July 2026, Saudi Arabia in coordination with United States Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted a series of joint airstrikes against sites belonging to the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States–Saudi_strikes_on…
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