Tehran receives a portion of Iraq's debts for gas supplies

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[size=52]Tehran receives a portion of Iraq's debts for gas supplies[/size]

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[size=45]Baghdad - Qusay Mandar[/size]
[size=45]Tehran - Razak Namek[/size]
[size=45]Tehran announced that it had received 1.6 billion dollars from Baghdad to pay part of the debts it demands since 2020 for the supply of Iranian gas. dollars for gas exports to Iraq), and Baghdad had to pay this amount before the beginning of this June, a debt dating back to 2020 that was not paid due to US sanctions on Iran, which led to a significant delay in the payment procedures. In September, the agency announced that (Iraq's debts for gas supply amounted to five billion dollars, Iran had repeatedly cut gas supplies to force Iraq to pay its dues). A month ago, Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Majid Jigeni confirmed the conclusion of an agreement with Baghdad that specifically stipulates the repayment of Iraq's $1.6 billion debt to Iran before the end of last May. Due to underinvestment due to decades of war and sanctions, Baghdad is dependent on Iran for a third of its gas needs. Iraq, which has not yet approved its 2022 budget, adopted the emergency financing law last week to pay off arrears demanded by Iran. Iran has expressed its readiness to use drones to monitor the common border with Iraq. The commander of the Iranian border guards, Ahmed Ali Kudarzi, revealed his country's readiness to use drones to monitor the common borders and exchange relevant information between the border guards of the two countries. And the official IRNA news agency quoted a statement yesterday that (Koudarzi made this statement at the eighth meeting of the border guards of the Iranian-Iraqi border guards, in the presence of the commander of the Iraqi guard forces, Hamid Abdullah Ibrahim). He added that (the border relations between the two countries in the current circumstances are very exceptional). And he indicated that (the relationship between the border guard forces of the two countries was consolidated in terms of quantity and quality in the past year). He explained that (there is close coordination and communication on the long borders between the two countries, proposing to hold another meeting with the Iraqi side in August to facilitate the movement of visitors). For his part, Minister of Interior Othman Al-Ghanimi promised, in his recent visit to Tehran, to cancel visas for more than two thousand people per day in the ceremonies of the fortieth visit of Imam Hussein in the city of Karbala). A statement from the Military Media Cell said yesterday that (the Joint Operations Command supervised a large-scale security operation that was launched at dawn on Wednesday, with the participation of the army for the operations leaders Salah al-Din, Samarra and Diyala with the popular mobilization of the axes of Diyala, Salah al-Din and East Tigris with the support of the Air Force and Army Aviation). It aims to search the areas of Wadi Al-Azim and search for ISIS groups as part of the security moves to end the terrorist threat). He added that (at the same time, another security operation was launched by the army and the Popular Mobilization Forces, with the support of the army’s aviation, in the areas of North Muqdadiya and the Diyala River Basin). In a related context, the Joint Operations Command set the date for the end of the third phase of Operation Third Will. The spokesman for the leadership, Tahsin Al-Khafaji, said in a statement that (Operation Solid Will, the third phase that was launched in Hawi Al-Azeem, will continue until its goals are achieved). He added that (the operation focuses on Hawi the Great only). He added that (the media cell announced the launch of a large-scale security operation in the governorates of Salah al-Din and Diyala, with the support of the Air Force and Army Aviation). On the other hand, three ISIS terrorists were killed in Kirkuk, according to the commander of Kirkuk operations, Ali Al-Fariji. A statement said yesterday that (the Eighth Division was able to kill three terrorists from the terrorist organization ISIS with a precise missile strike). In the same context (a security source revealed the initial outcome of the Turkish bombardment on the lands of Sinjar). He said that (Turkish warplanes bombed the headquarters of the Turkish Kurdistan Workers Party, which led to damage). He added that (the initial outcome was three civilian casualties). Army Chief of Staff Abdul Amir Yarallah and Deputy Commander of Joint Operations Abdul Amir Al-Shammari arrived with a security delegation to Diyala Governorate. A statement said that (the delegation held an extensive meeting with the leaders of the Popular Mobilization in Camp Ashraf). He explained that (the delegation's visit aims to supervise the military operation that was launched at dawn on Wednesday in Diyala, Salah al-Din and eastern Tigris).[/size]
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