Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi visited Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara on July 29, signing five cooperation agreements and discussing a plan for Iraq to supply Turkey with up to one million barrels of oil a day; Turkey's state oil company TPAO has taken a 15% equity stake in the Kirkuk oil field alongside BP, ending the terms of the 1973 Iraq-Turkey pipeline deal; the shift is driven by Turkey's need to reduce dependence on Gulf routes disrupted by the Iran-US war
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps launched at least four ballistic missiles at a US military facility in Jordan on the night of July 28-29; the US military said it intercepted the missiles; US and Saudi Arabia simultaneously struck Iran-backed militia headquarters in Iraq, killing at least 20 including six Iranian advisers, the first time Saudi Arabia has joined US offensive action in Iraq in this conflict; Iraq's government protested; Iran rejected Oman's Strait of Hormuz proposals and struck three ships in the waterway
Israel's military intercepted two drones near the Jordan border on July 27 and said the UAVs did not cross into Israeli territory; Israeli officials believed the drones were fired from Iraq; separately, Saudi Arabia intercepted drones launched from Iraq by Iran-backed militias, while Iran's foreign minister held talks on Strait of Hormuz security with Saudi and Omani counterparts
Merged into [[iran-jordan-missiles-0729]], which covers the full July 28-29 escalation night including the IRGC Jordan missile strike and the US-Saudi Iraq militia strikes as a single event.
Iraq's Central Anti-Corruption Court announced on July 26 the seizure of 27 billion Iraqi dinars (roughly US$20 million) linked to an oil ministry corruption investigation involving official Adnan al-Jumaili; a court statement said the funds were recovered through 'precise monitoring' of financial proceeds allegedly generated through waste in ministry projects, and that investigations would continue to 'reach all those involved'
Iran rejected a US ceasefire proposal on July 24 that Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi had carried to Tehran from Washington; Iranian officials said the proposal fails to address the question of control over the Strait of Hormuz, as US strikes continued for a 13th consecutive night and Trump threatened the largest bombardment yet if Iran refuses to negotiate
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi traveled to Tehran on July 23 for his first official visit to Iran since taking office, holding expanded talks with senior Iranian officials, signing four cooperation documents, and publicly stating Iraq will not allow its territory to be used to threaten Iran; the trip followed al-Zaidi's July 14 meeting with US President Trump in Washington
Iraq's Oil Minister Bassem al-Abadi signed an agreement with Syria on July 17 to rebuild the long-dormant Kirkuk-to-Baniyas pipeline during Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's Washington visit; the US-backed project would create a Mediterranean export route bypassing the Strait of Hormuz and is part of a broader Chevron-anchored package of oil deals
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi visited Washington on July 14 for the first bilateral summit of his tenure, with Trump describing 'tremendous chemistry' and al-Zaidi pledging to shift US-Iraq relations from military to economic
Seven core OPEC+ members meet virtually on Sunday July 5 to approve a fifth straight 188,000-barrel-per-day increase for August; Brent crude has fallen to its lowest level since Iran's February closure of the Strait of Hormuz
PM al-Zaidi called it 'the first phase' at a June 29 cabinet session; confessions from ex-Deputy Oil Minister Jumaili triggered the sweep, which one named target had been sanctioned by the US Treasury for routing Iraqi oil to Iran
The oil ministry said a decision 'will have to be made' on membership unless Iraq gets a higher output ceiling; officials reversed course within hours, calling it unofficial
The Vienna-based cartel of 22 oil-producing nations that coordinates roughly 59% of global crude supply, setting production quotas that move world oil prices.
Sudani sidelined, Maliki vetoed under US pressure: parliament approves Ali al-Zaidi with a partial cabinet, defence and interior still vacant
After PM al-Sudani's Coordination Framework coalition fractured in April 2026, Iraq's president named Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister-designate; the US halted dollar cash shipments as leverage over Iran-linked militias while a Hormuz closure cut oil exports by 70%