Iran War Halts Operations at Iraq’s Key Umm Qasr Port
The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran has stopped commercial shipping to Iraq’s only deep-water port, severely impacting the country’s economy.
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The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran has stopped commercial shipping to Iraq’s only deep-water port, severely impacting the country’s economy.
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