Iraqi News Agency<\/em>\u00a0(INA).<\/p>\n\u201cThere is facilitation for some ships carrying Iraqi oil in the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d he said, without elaborating.<\/p>\n
Amidi stressed that developments in the strait have repercussions beyond Iraq.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Strait of Hormuz has an impact on the entire world, not just Iraq,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Iraqi president said Baghdad is determined to avoid becoming involved in the ongoing war between Iran and the US, noting that the country is among those most affected by the conflict.<\/p>\n
Amidi also said he believes the US wants an agreement with Iran to end the war.<\/p>\n
On domestic security, the president said Iraq\u2019s constitution requires that weapons be restricted to state control, adding that the religious authority in Najaf also supports that position.<\/p>\n
He called for dialogue and understanding with armed groups to bring weapons under state authority through what he described as an Iraqi national solution.<\/p>\n
Amidi stressed that Baghdad would not accept Iraqi territory being used to attack any other country.<\/p>\n
He also said he had spoken with the Iranian parliament speaker and conveyed messages to Tehran regarding a review of relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n
On the US-led international coalition against Daesh\/ISIS, Amidi said the force originally entered Iraq at Baghdad\u2019s request to fight the terrorist group but is no longer needed, adding that its withdrawal is scheduled for Sept. 30.<\/p>\n
The president said Iraq makes its regional decisions according to its national interests, stressing that \u201cIraq comes first.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no security in the region without Iraq\u2019s security and stability,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Iranian army spokesperson promises reward for capturing, killing US forces in a ground invasion<\/strong><\/p>\nAn Iranian army spokesperson said on Saturday that any member of the armed forces or civilian “who kills or captures US soldiers during a ground invasion will be rewarded with 5 billion tomans.”<\/p>\n
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He said that the reward would be doubled if a woman killed or captured any US soldier.<\/p>\n
Iran grants permission for Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Strait of Hormuz<\/strong><\/p>\nIran has granted permission for some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through various channels,\u00a0Reuters\u00a0<\/em>reported, according to Iranian state news agency\u00a0IRNA<\/em>.<\/p>\nThe report said obtaining special permission for Iraqi tankers was one of Baghdad\u2019s main requests during Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf\u2019s visit to Iraq.<\/p>\n
Trump says Iran not ready to make the ‘right deal’<\/strong><\/p>\nUS President Donald Trump said on Friday he thought Tehran was not ready to make the “right deal” and that Washington was observing “what happens” in the US-Israel war on Iran.<\/p>\n
Trump, who has warned of economic consequences against any country that provides “any type of lifeline to Iran,” said on Friday that Washington was observing “what happens” in the conflict.<\/p>\n
“They would love to make a deal, but they’re not ready to make the right deal, in my opinion,” Trump said of Iran.<\/p>\n
As the war neared six months old, the two sides were not exchanging fire but also not pursuing peace talks. All the while, oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have virtually halted as Tehran clings to its leverage by threatening to strike any unauthorised oil tankers that attempt to transit the narrow waterway.<\/p>\n
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will hold a press conference at 2pm EDT (2300 PKT) on Monday amid promises to reveal “the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran while also urging China to cooperate with Washington.<\/p>\n
China buys more than 80% of Iran’s shipped oil, according to 2025 data from analytics firm Kpler. Beijing urged diplomacy.<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0<\/strong>Trump warns of economic consequences for any country that supports Iran<\/a><\/p>\nIran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Saturday that the imminent US announcement of new economic sanctions on Iran was an “assertion of extraterritorial sovereignty over every independent member state of the United Nations.”<\/p>\n
“Such secondary sanctions find no foundation in international law,” he said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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