TREE NEWS update: Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein spoke by phone with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi on September 12. They discussed Iraq’s recent temporary closure of some border crossings with Iran and follow-up arrangements, and exchanged views on the attack in Saudi Arabia and the progress of the related investigation. The two also discussed a planned regional meeting in Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, to be attended by Gulf Cooperation Council members, Iraq and Iran; Hussein said Iraq supports the meeting and will send a delegation.
Iraq, Iran foreign ministers discuss border closure and Saudi attack
AI take
The call itself is routine diplomacy, but the combination of items is telling: a temporary border closure with Iran, an attack in Saudi Arabia under investigation, and a GCC-plus-Iran-and-Iraq meeting on the Strait of Hormuz all point to the same underlying concern — the security of the Gulf's energy and shipping corridors. Iraq's willingness to send a delegation to Oman signals it wants a seat at the table rather than being a bystander. Whether that meeting produces any concrete coordination on Hormuz is the open question.
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