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MAIL & GUARDIANUnpacking Mkhwanazi's many bail applicationsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe search for an alternative to the dollar is onLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMacron, worst ever president?BRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotTHE INDEPENDENTJD Vance offers to buy protester who interrupted speech a plane ticket to Mexico: ‘Get your a** over there’THE GUARDIANHijacking pirates exploit regional chaos to return to seas off SomaliaBRASIL WIREGenerals Convicted: Inside Brazil’s Historic Bolsonaro Coup Trial VerdictBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialTHE DIPLOMATAnother New Job for Saida Mirziyoyeva: Manager of the Tashkent International Financial CenterTHE INDEPENDENTRFK Jr. accuses Democrats of turning federal government into ‘child trafficking ring’THE DIPLOMATCan Southeast Asia Benefit From the China-US AI Race?THE INDEPENDENTFlorida couple marries in hospital after groom hurt in crash on way to the weddingTHE GUARDIANBabies born to anaemic mothers have smaller brains, study findsTHE GUARDIANUganda to withdraw from Invictus Games ‘out of respect for King Charles’, says military chiefTHE DIPLOMATWhat the AfD’s Rise in Germany Means for China-EU RelationsTHE DIPLOMATEast Asia’s Quiet Race to Find the Universe’s Missing MassTHE INDEPENDENTKaroline Leavitt back behind a podium - but left in the dark at Trump’s conventionLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUESomaliland at the centre of regional geopoliticsMAIL & GUARDIANThe ANC politics of moneyBRASIL WIREIn Offering Brazil’s Future to the US, Flávio Bolsonaro Endangers our Sovereignty and DemocracyLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEDonald Trump's red scareTHE INDEPENDENTTrump gives nonsensical answer when quizzed about delay for his $5,000 ‘dividends’LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUESomaliland in the Great GameTHE GUARDIANWeather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east ChinaMAIL & GUARDIANDeadly cost of Sasol's Secunda pollutionTHE DIPLOMATTashiev and the Letter of 75: Charges Reclassified, Sentences Lessened, Confusion ReignsMAIL & GUARDIANPotholes become Joburg election battleground for upcoming pollsBRASIL WIREBolsoMaster: Bolsonaro Ties to Brazil’s Biggest Banking Fraud in History ExposedTHE GUARDIANSecret son revelation ignites bitter succession dispute in Ugandan kingdomMAIL & GUARDIANBokani Dyer looks back to move forward on ‘Traditions’MAIL & GUARDIANUnpacking Mkhwanazi's many bail applicationsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe search for an alternative to the dollar is onLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMacron, worst ever president?BRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotTHE INDEPENDENTJD Vance offers to buy protester who interrupted speech a plane ticket to Mexico: ‘Get your a** over there’THE GUARDIANHijacking pirates exploit regional chaos to return to seas off SomaliaBRASIL WIREGenerals Convicted: Inside Brazil’s Historic Bolsonaro Coup Trial VerdictBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialTHE DIPLOMATAnother New Job for Saida Mirziyoyeva: Manager of the Tashkent International Financial CenterTHE INDEPENDENTRFK Jr. accuses Democrats of turning federal government into ‘child trafficking ring’THE DIPLOMATCan Southeast Asia Benefit From the China-US AI Race?THE INDEPENDENTFlorida couple marries in hospital after groom hurt in crash on way to the weddingTHE GUARDIANBabies born to anaemic mothers have smaller brains, study findsTHE GUARDIANUganda to withdraw from Invictus Games ‘out of respect for King Charles’, says military chiefTHE DIPLOMATWhat the AfD’s Rise in Germany Means for China-EU RelationsTHE DIPLOMATEast Asia’s Quiet Race to Find the Universe’s Missing MassTHE INDEPENDENTKaroline Leavitt back behind a podium - but left in the dark at Trump’s conventionLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUESomaliland at the centre of regional geopoliticsMAIL & GUARDIANThe ANC politics of moneyBRASIL WIREIn Offering Brazil’s Future to the US, Flávio Bolsonaro Endangers our Sovereignty and DemocracyLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEDonald Trump's red scareTHE INDEPENDENTTrump gives nonsensical answer when quizzed about delay for his $5,000 ‘dividends’LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUESomaliland in the Great GameTHE GUARDIANWeather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east ChinaMAIL & GUARDIANDeadly cost of Sasol's Secunda pollutionTHE DIPLOMATTashiev and the Letter of 75: Charges Reclassified, Sentences Lessened, Confusion ReignsMAIL & GUARDIANPotholes become Joburg election battleground for upcoming pollsBRASIL WIREBolsoMaster: Bolsonaro Ties to Brazil’s Biggest Banking Fraud in History ExposedTHE GUARDIANSecret son revelation ignites bitter succession dispute in Ugandan kingdomMAIL & GUARDIANBokani Dyer looks back to move forward on ‘Traditions’MAIL & GUARDIANUnpacking Mkhwanazi's many bail applicationsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe search for an alternative to the dollar is onLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMacron, worst ever president?BRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotTHE INDEPENDENTJD Vance offers to buy protester who interrupted speech a plane ticket to Mexico: ‘Get your a** over there’THE GUARDIANHijacking pirates exploit regional chaos to return to seas off SomaliaBRASIL WIREGenerals Convicted: Inside Brazil’s Historic Bolsonaro Coup Trial VerdictBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialTHE DIPLOMATAnother New Job for Saida Mirziyoyeva: Manager of the Tashkent International Financial CenterTHE INDEPENDENTRFK Jr. accuses Democrats of turning federal government into ‘child trafficking ring’THE DIPLOMATCan Southeast Asia Benefit From the China-US AI Race?THE INDEPENDENTFlorida couple marries in hospital after groom hurt in crash on way to the weddingTHE GUARDIANBabies born to anaemic mothers have smaller brains, study findsTHE GUARDIANUganda to withdraw from Invictus Games ‘out of respect for King Charles’, says military chiefTHE DIPLOMATWhat the AfD’s Rise in Germany Means for China-EU RelationsTHE DIPLOMATEast Asia’s Quiet Race to Find the Universe’s Missing MassTHE INDEPENDENTKaroline Leavitt back behind a podium - but left in the dark at Trump’s conventionLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUESomaliland at the centre of regional geopoliticsMAIL & GUARDIANThe ANC politics of moneyBRASIL WIREIn Offering Brazil’s Future to the US, Flávio Bolsonaro Endangers our Sovereignty and DemocracyLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEDonald Trump's red scareTHE INDEPENDENTTrump gives nonsensical answer when quizzed about delay for his $5,000 ‘dividends’LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUESomaliland in the Great GameTHE GUARDIANWeather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east ChinaMAIL & GUARDIANDeadly cost of Sasol's Secunda pollutionTHE DIPLOMATTashiev and the Letter of 75: Charges Reclassified, Sentences Lessened, Confusion ReignsMAIL & GUARDIANPotholes become Joburg election battleground for upcoming pollsBRASIL WIREBolsoMaster: Bolsonaro Ties to Brazil’s Biggest Banking Fraud in History ExposedTHE GUARDIANSecret son revelation ignites bitter succession dispute in Ugandan kingdomMAIL & GUARDIANBokani Dyer looks back to move forward on ‘Traditions’MAIL & GUARDIANUnpacking Mkhwanazi's many bail applicationsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe search for an alternative to the dollar is onLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMacron, worst ever president?BRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotTHE INDEPENDENTJD Vance offers to buy protester who interrupted speech a plane ticket to Mexico: ‘Get your a** over there’THE GUARDIANHijacking pirates exploit regional chaos to return to seas off SomaliaBRASIL WIREGenerals Convicted: Inside Brazil’s Historic Bolsonaro Coup Trial VerdictBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialTHE DIPLOMATAnother New Job for Saida Mirziyoyeva: Manager of the Tashkent International Financial CenterTHE INDEPENDENTRFK Jr. accuses Democrats of turning federal government into ‘child trafficking ring’THE DIPLOMATCan Southeast Asia Benefit From the China-US AI Race?THE INDEPENDENTFlorida couple marries in hospital after groom hurt in crash on way to the weddingTHE GUARDIANBabies born to anaemic mothers have smaller brains, study findsTHE GUARDIANUganda to withdraw from Invictus Games ‘out of respect for King Charles’, says military chiefTHE DIPLOMATWhat the AfD’s Rise in Germany Means for China-EU RelationsTHE DIPLOMATEast Asia’s Quiet Race to Find the Universe’s Missing MassTHE INDEPENDENTKaroline Leavitt back behind a podium - but left in the dark at Trump’s conventionLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUESomaliland at the centre of regional geopoliticsMAIL & GUARDIANThe ANC politics of moneyBRASIL WIREIn Offering Brazil’s Future to the US, Flávio Bolsonaro Endangers our Sovereignty and DemocracyLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEDonald Trump's red scareTHE INDEPENDENTTrump gives nonsensical answer when quizzed about delay for his $5,000 ‘dividends’LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUESomaliland in the Great GameTHE GUARDIANWeather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east ChinaMAIL & GUARDIANDeadly cost of Sasol's Secunda pollutionTHE DIPLOMATTashiev and the Letter of 75: Charges Reclassified, Sentences Lessened, Confusion ReignsMAIL & GUARDIANPotholes become Joburg election battleground for upcoming pollsBRASIL WIREBolsoMaster: Bolsonaro Ties to Brazil’s Biggest Banking Fraud in History ExposedTHE GUARDIANSecret son revelation ignites bitter succession dispute in Ugandan kingdomMAIL & GUARDIANBokani Dyer looks back to move forward on ‘Traditions’

Washington pushes project to connect Iraq and Syria via oil pipeline to bypass the Strait of Hormuz

July 16, 2026Jul 161 min read1 view

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Washington pushes project to connect Iraq and Syria via oil pipeline to bypass the Strait of Hormuz — Media source: The Observer’s Telegram channel

The United States, led by its Special Envoy "Thomas Barrack" (the project's godfather), is leading a strategic initiative to revive the Kirkuk-Baniyas pipeline to connect Iraqi oil to the Mediterranean.

The project aims to reduce Iran's influence over global energy corridors. **This was raised as a key file during the recent visit of Iraqi Prime Minister "Ali Al-Zaidi" to Washington and his meeting with President Trump, paving the way for the announcement of new oil partnerships that establish this strategic shift.

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