The Strait of Hormuz threatens Iraq's oil exports and accelerates alternatives.

The Strait of Hormuz threatens Iraq's oil exports and accelerates alternatives. Allowing Iraqi tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, following a request made by Baghdad, was not just a breakthrough in the oil export crisis, but revealed the complexity faced by Iraq when its economic artery is linked to a maritime corridor where the interests of Iran and the United States intersect.