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Several countries, including India, #Iraq, #China, Malaysia and Pakistan, are in talks with the Iranian government to be granted safe passage of their vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, Lloyd's List Intelligence said in a report.

The #straitofhormuz is a passage for imported supplies to #Arab Gulf, such as #food and #materials from #plants.

See graphs here:
https://www.cfr.org/articles/the-iran-wars-hidden-front-food-water-and-fertilizer

It is also a passage for #oil , most of which goes to #China and #India according to EIA Country Debrief of #Iraq. 72% seaborne crude oil goes to #Asia. Only 6% goes to #Americas.

See graphs on PDF here:
https://www.eia.gov/international/content/analysis/countries_long/Iraq/Iraq_2025.pdf

Iraq is 2nd OPEC producer under #SaudiArabia. #Russia considered OPEC+.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2624578/business-economy

#resistwar

The Iran Warโ€™s Hidden Front: Food, Water, and Fertilizer | Council on Foreign Relations

While world energy markets are in upheaval over the halt in fossil fuel shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, there is also a brewing crisis over a sharp cutback in food supplies that normally transit the Gulf.

โ #Information for those interested in the #United_States:
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#Popular_Mobilization_militias in #Iraq are affiliated with the Iraqi government, linked to the office of the Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and receive their salaries from the Iraqi government, but their loyalty and affiliation are directly linked to #Iran!

Spain to move Iraq troops over risks from Iran war, defence minister says | Reuters

MADRID, March 18 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, now in its โ€Œthird โ week, has quickly become a regional conflict that shows no signs of de-escalation. Spain has criticised the offensive and banned U.S. aircraft from using jointly operated bases in southern โ€‹Spain.

#Spain #Iraq #Iran #USA #Israel #MiddleEast #NATO #war

https://www.reuters.com/world/spain-move-iraq-troops-over-risks-iran-war-defence-minister-says-2026-03-18/

โšก The bodies of six US soldiers killed in a KC-135 refueling plane crash in western #๐—œ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—พ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ last week were transported to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday. The White House announced the repatriation.

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: ู†ุงูŠุง - NAYA
๐—–๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ: L 33% / C 33% / R 33%
๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†: 17% ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถThe S-RAM anti-aircraft artillery system at the American embassy in Baghdad was destroyed by an #FPV #drone #Iraq #Iran #USA Subscribe now! Chat
MSN

Oh-oh Donny will be cranky---
"Tulsi Gabbard, the director of US National Intelligence, said that the United States intelligence community had assessed that Iran was not rebuilding its nuclear enrichment capabilities following US and Israeli attacks last year."

#Russia #India #China #USA #Economy #Finance #Technology #Security #Hybrid #Iraq #News #Iran #Israel #War #EU #NATO

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/18/us-intel-chief-gabbard-says-iran-was-not-rebuilding-enrichment-prior-to-war

US intel chief Gabbard says Iran was not rebuilding enrichment prior to war

Gabbardโ€™s testimony contradicts one of several justifications Trump has given for launching war with Iran.

Al Jazeera