Kurdish Policy Analysis

  Iraq Faces Growing Crisis Amid Escalating Iran War Conflict Iraq is increasingly becoming a battleground in the ongoing Iran war, facing strikes from both Iranian and U.S. forces that threaten to spiral the nation into deeper chaos. As the conflict approaches its two-week mark, Iraq’s situation worsens daily, characterized by disruptions to Gulf shipping and numerous attacks on its oil fields and essential infrastructure. This has severely hampered the country’s oil exports, which are vital for Baghdad’s economy—over 90% of government revenue relies on oil trade. Kurdish officials have indicated that should the shutdown of oil exports persist, the Iraqi government could find itself unable to meet its extensive public-sector payroll by next month, raising the specter of widespread unrest. In an effort to mitigate this, the federal government has sought to negotiate with northern Kurdish leaders to resume exports through a pipeline to Turkey. However, these discussions remain stall...

How Iran is trying to win the war? Iran is not trying to win the war, it is trying to make it very expensive That's two completely different games. And most people still don’t understand the difference. Iran is not fighting a military war. Iran is fighting an economic war. Their goal is not to hit the military base. or warships. They don't even target Israel or the United States Iran has changed its goal of war. Their target is the price of oil. Iran has made their goal very clear. $200 per barrel of oil.  That's how Iran declares victory - not by shooting down an F-35, but by doubling oil prices and causing unbearable pain, it would be devastating to the global economy, creating a situation where 50 presidents call Trump every day to stop the war. Think about that strategy for a moment. 15,000 martyr drones, which cost several thousand dollars, will hit the billion-dollar oil infrastructure in the region. Iran has been preparing for this war for decades  Stop the movement ...