Iraq studying trucking crude oil to Turkey, oil minister says

The significance lies less in trucking itself — a costly, low-volume workaround — than in what it reveals about Baghdad's export vulnerability. With pipelines and maritime terminals as the only current outlets, an overland study signals concern about chokepoint risk and dependence on a narrow set of routes. The absence of volumes, timeline or cost detail makes this a signal of intent rather than a plan. Whether the study advances, and whether any commercial terms emerge, is the open question.