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Iran to look at lifting restrictions on Iraqi tankers in Hormuz Strait

TASS · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 119 words
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What to know about Iran to look at lifting restrictions on Iraqi tankers in Hormuz Strait

Iraqi parliament speaker Haibat al-Halbousi reported that Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will discuss lifting restrictions on Iraqi oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz with Iran's leadership. Al-Halbousi has requested a 'special status' for Iraq to protect its economic interests regarding oil exports.

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What happened

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will discuss with his country’s leadership the issue of removing Iraq from the list of countries subject to restrictions on the passage of their ships through the Strait of Hormuz, Iraqi parliament speaker…

Why it matters

"Iranian parliament speaker Ghalibaf said that he will discuss the issue of lifting restrictions on Iraqi oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz with Iran's top leaders," al-Halbousi said, as cited by the Al-Markazia news portal.

Common ground

During a recent meeting with Ghalibaf in Baghdad, the Iraqi parliament speaker asked the Iranian authorities to grant Iraq a "special status" regarding oil exports via the Strait of Hormuz to "ensure protections of its economic interests."

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Iraqi parliament speaker Haibat al-Halbousi reported that Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will discuss lifting restrictions on Iraqi oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz with Iran's leadership. Al-Halbousi has requested a 'special status' for Iraq to protect its economic interests regarding oil exports.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Iraqi parliament speaker Haibat al-Halbousi said [that Ghalibaf will discuss the issue]”
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The claim that Haibat al-Halbousi stated Ghalibaf would discuss the issue is confirmed by multiple sources, including a report citing TASS.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will discuss with his country’s leadership the issue of removing Iraq from the list of countries subject to restrictions on the passage of their shi…
https://tass.com/world/2176277
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web search NEUTRAL — Ghalibaf said that he will discuss the issue of allowing Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz with Iran’s top leaders, al-Halbousi said, reported TASS.
https://eir.news/2026/08/news/iran-facilitating-iraqi-crude-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tehran says it has allowed a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/teh…
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Claim 2: “Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will discuss with his country’s leadership the issue of removing Iraq from the list of countries subject to restrictions on the passage of their ships through the Strait of Hormuz”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf intends to discuss removing Iraq from the list of countries subject to restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz with Iranian leadership.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will discuss with his country's leadership the issue of removing Iraq from the list of countries subject to restrictions on the passage of their shi…
https://report.az/en/other-countries/iran-to-look-at-lifting…
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web search NEUTRAL — Top Iraqi leaders met on Wednesday with visiting Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf to discuss bilateral ties and regional tensions, according to official statements.
https://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/638193
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran effectively closed the strait — through which roughly one-fifth of the world's traded oil supplies passed before the war — after Israel and the US attacked the country on February 28. The US is c…
https://www.africanews.com/2026/08/18/strait-of-hormuz-to-re…
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Claim 3: “the Al-Markazia news portal [cited al-Halbousi]”
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While the provided evidence confirms the statements made by al-Halbousi and Ghalibaf, none of the provided search results explicitly mention the 'Al-Markazia news portal' as the source of the citation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iraq Iran Strait of Hormuz Haibat al-Halbousi Ghalibaf.Ghalibaf also said Friday that Tehran and Baghdad would hold a meeting within the next two weeks to advance economic cooperation, according to se…
https://thenewregion.com/posts/6290
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web search NEUTRAL — Haibat al-Halbousi. Iranian ambassador meets with new speaker of Iraqi Parliament.31 (MNA) – Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has congratulated the newly elected Iraqi counterpart Ha…
https://en.mehrnews.com/tag/Haibat+al-Halbousi
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web search NEUTRAL — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi hosted Ghalibaf in Baghdad, and reports say that they discussed bilateral ties and other issues. It’s quite likely that they discussed the Strait of Hormuz.Al-Halbous…
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906138
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Claim 4: “During a recent meeting with Ghalibaf in Baghdad, the Iraqi parliament speaker asked the Iranian authorities to grant Iraq a 'special status' regarding oil exports via the Strait of Hormuz”
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Multiple independent sources explicitly state that Haibat al-Halbousi requested 'special status' for Iraqi oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz during a meeting with Ghalibaf in Baghdad.
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web search NEUTRAL — Parliament Speaker Haibat Al Halbousi makes request at meeting with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Baghdad.Talks are also continuing between Iraq and Iran to allow Iraqi crude oil to …
https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/19/irans-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iraq’s parliament speaker Haibat al-Halbousi called for special status for Iraqi oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz during talks with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Baghdad …
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/08/19/ir…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s three-day diplomatic sweep through Baghdad isn’t just about oil. He arrived with a high-level financial and political delegation to pressure Iraq on several fronts
https://sundayguardianlive.com/world/us-israel-iran-war-live…
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