Iraq Seeks Partnership With Saudi Arabia For Pipeline

Iraq Seeks Partnership With Saudi Arabia For Pipeline

 

Iraq is seeking to revive a long-idled oil export pipeline through Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea, providing an alternative route for crude shipments outside the Persian Gulf. The pipeline – historically known as the Iraq–Saudi Pipeline (IPSA) – has been inactive for decades, largely due to political tensions following the Gulf War and strained Iraq–Saudi relations.

The proposed route would allow Iraqi oil to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical and vulnerable energy chokepoints. Iraqi officials are exploring the project as part of a broader effort to diversify export infrastructure and reduce dependence on Gulf shipping lanes, particularly amid rising regional instability.

The move aligns with wider regional energy strategy trends, where Middle Eastern producers are seeking redundant export routes to mitigate disruption risks tied to conflict with Iran.

GhostofBasedPatrickHenry: This is one of those stories that is not just a positive sign of forthcoming Golden Age, it is the full-circle moment of a redemption arc for the Saudis and the Middle East.

The Saudis (the evil twin, at least) were involved in the funding and proliferation of Al Qaeda and later ISIS, which was born out of Salafi madras in [mainly] Saudi and other parts of the Middle East.

Obama used to call ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) ISIL (Islamic State in the Levant) because he thought it made him second smart.

ISIS was created to topple the Iraqi and Syrian governments. Now we are seeing a triumvirate form, where Iraq runs oil from the Persian Gulf (Basra, Iraq) to the Mediterranean via Syrian and Saudi Arabia.

All of this distracts from Israel’s attempt to become the region’s hegemony by suggesting that all oil be run to Israel instead of pipelines?

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmon has been widely accused of funding the rise of Syrian President Al Jolani, who is widely accused of being a terrorist due to these connections to Jolani and others.

It is also important to remember that this new Iraqi government (which was elected via popular vote in February) is aligned with both Shia Islam and Iran. We were told that this meant that the Middle East was about to plunged into this new sandbox. And yet, this government in Iraq is being used to execute these deals that are ultimately going to result in a public reconciliation between the Arabs and the Persians.