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This comes as Iraq's crude oil exports have fallen sharply, and the country is exploring alternative, costly export routes.","category":"Politics","area":"Middle East","publishedAt":"2026-08-22T08:05:14.227Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-22T07:47:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-22T08:05:14.227Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":86,"critic":85,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 86: multiple independent outlets, named officials, IRNA source, Kpler data, and specific figures raise corroboration.","critic":"Critic 85: explains relevance, provides specific data, separates facts, outlines next steps, and is clearly written.","hype":"Hype 15: language is measured; headlines match content without sensationalism."}},"tags":["#Iran","#Iraq","#Hormuz","#OilExports","#MiddleEastPolitics"],"entities":["Iran","Iraq","Strait of Hormuz","Haibet Al-Halbousi","Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf","IRNA","Kpler"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Iran has granted special permission for Iraqi oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's official IRNA news agency.","The permission followed repeated requests from Baghdad, including discussions during a visit by Iran's parliament speaker to Iraq.","Iraq's crude oil exports have fallen significantly, averaging about 1.4 million barrels per day in July.","Iraq is considering a proposed pipeline to Syria's Baniyas port, estimated to cost at least $15 billion and take four years to build."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Iran has granted special permission for Iraqi oil tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The decision followed repeated requests from Baghdad, according to Iran's official IRNA news agency. Iraqi Parliament Speaker Haibet Al-Halbousi had raised the issue during talks with Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who reportedly pledged to address it upon his return to Iran. This development comes as Iraq's crude oil exports have seen a sharp decline."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Data from Kpler indicated that only seven commodity vessels transited the strait on Thursday, a decrease from fourteen the previous day. Iraq's crude oil exports averaged approximately 1.4 million barrels per day in July, a significant drop from earlier periods. In response to these export challenges, Iraq is pursuing alternative export routes. One such proposal involves a pipeline to Syria's Baniyas port, with an estimated cost of at least $15 billion and a construction timeline of four years."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on details of the transit"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While Iran's IRNA agency reported that special permission was granted, the number of tankers receiving this authorisation, their transit schedule, and the volume of crude oil they were carrying were not specified by the Iranian state media. Shafaq News also noted that the outlets did not provide these details."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports mention the proposed pipeline to Syria's Baniyas port, its estimated cost of $15 billion, or its four-year construction timeline. The digests from the right-rated outlets also did not mention the Kpler data on the reduced number of commodity vessels transiting the strait on Thursday."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"The Straits Times","url":"https://straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/iran-grants-permission-for-a-number-of-iraqi-oil-tankers-to-pass-through-hormuz","headline":"Iran grants permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-22T08:42:46.000Z"},{"sourceName":"BITRSS","url":"https://bitrss.com/%E4%BC%8A%E6%9C%97%E5%86%B3%E5%AE%9A%E5%85%81%E8%AE%B8%E4%BC%8A%E6%8B%89%E5%85%8B%E9%83%A8%E5%88%86%E6%B2%B9%E8%BD%AE%E9%80%9A%E8%BF%87%E9%9C%8D%E5%B0%94%E6%9C%A8%E5%85%B9%E6%B5%B7%E5%B3%A1-243810","headline":"Iran Decides to Allow some Iraqi Oil Tankers to Pass Through the Strait of Hormuz","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-22T08:27:03.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Al Arabiya","url":"https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/08/22/iran-grants-permission-for-iraqi-oil-tankers-to-pass-through-hormuz-state-news-agency","headline":"Iran grants permission for Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuz ...","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-22T07:50:03.590Z"},{"sourceName":"ANSA","url":"https://ansa.it/sito/notizie/topnews/2026/08/22/liran-concede-il-passaggio-a-hormuz-alle-petroliere-irachene_bc8d7d21-8d6d-4715-aca7-b43c8752a696.html","headline":"Iran Grants the Transfer to Hormuz to Iraqi Oil Tankers","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-22T07:47:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Business Insider (Poland)","url":"https://businessinsider.com.pl/gospodarka/nowe-porozumienie-iranu-i-iraku-tankowce-znow-przeplywaja-przez-ormuz/kdqz375","headline":"Iran Agrees to Make Concessions. 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