US EditionIraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war, with attacks by both sides on its soil
- Amid an escalation, Iraq is hit from both sides, with near-daily militia and U.S. strikes disrupting exports and curtailing production from southern oil fields that produce 4.8 million barrels per day.
- With Iraq operating under a caretaker government since the U.S. opposed former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's return, the war since Feb. 28 has weakened its authority, as militias and U.S. forces clash on Iraqi soil.
- Near-Daily strikes have hit U.S. bases and airports across Iraq, while U.S. forces struck militia sites in Jurf al-Sakhr and al-Qaim as Iran-backed Iraqi militia groups targeted oil fields and energy infrastructure.
- Because oil sales account for over 90% of state revenues, disrupted exports could cripple Baghdad’s finances, trigger inflation, and threaten public-sector payrolls as soon as next month.
- Seeking relief, Baghdad requested at least 250,000 barrels per day via Kirkuk's pipeline to Ceyhan, but talks are deadlocked as Kurdish negotiators condition resumption on lifting a U.S. dollar embargo.
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With strikes by both sides, Iraq is caught in crossfire of war
IRBIL, Iraq — Iraq is getting caught in the crossfire of the Iran war as the only country facing strikes from both sides, and that threatens to drag the nation that has so far avoided two years of regional turmoil…
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