NEW: Is the Strait of Hormuz no longer the only game in town? As maritime risks grow, Iraq’s "Development Road" is transforming from a national project into a vital strategic corridor linking the Gulf to Europe. 🇮🇶🇪🇺 ✍️@alabbassoudani for @amwajmedia 👇 #GlobalTrade #Iraq #DevelopmentRoad

🌍 US/Israeli war on #Iran and the closure of the #HormuzStrait once again demonstrates the absolutely vital importance of the "#MiddleCorridor" & Iraqi #DevelopmentRoad for int'l commerce. 💹

Iraq Development Road Creates 24,000 Square Kilometers and 1.6 Million Jobs Beyond Oil #Iraq #Economy #DevelopmentRoad #TradeCorridor #EconomicDiversification iraqbusinessreview.com/iraq-…

Iran holds significant leverage in Iraq.” “Maliki isn’t a pure proxy.” “But Iran is the decisive auxiliary.” @SamRamani2 @CapitolInstitut Baghdad risks sliding back into Tehran’s orbit. #Iraq #Maliki #IranInfluence @washingtonpost «إيران تملك نفوذًا كبيرًا في العراق». «المالكي ليس وكيلاً خالصًا». «لكن طهران هي العامل الحاسم». العراق أمام اختبار سيادي خطير. #العراق #المالكي @StateDept “This is a blow to the development route.” “Iraqi business elites will push back.” “Even Kuwait is hesitant to invest.” Politics is suffocating growth. #IraqEconomy #DevelopmentRoad «ضربة قاسية لمسار التنمية». «رجال الأعمال العراقيون سيقاومون». «حتى الكويت مترددة». السياسة تخنق الاقتصاد. #اقتصاد_العراق @worldbankgroup “Sanctions can crack PMF funding.” “Financial networks are the target.” “Trump can act unilaterally — but allies matter.” Money is the battlefield. #Sanctions #OFAC #FinancialCrime @USTreasury @OFAC_treasury «العقوبات تفكك تمويل الميليشيات». «الشبكات المالية هي الهدف». «التنسيق الدولي ضروري». الحرب الحقيقية… مالية. #عقوبات @USTreasury

♦️The Ministry of Transport reveals advanced completion rates in #FawPort and the navigation channel and #DevelopmentRoad

@WienerIntel Sectarian fault lines are like a track bias no one admits, tripping favourites — and does Racebot even factor in human irrationality? #Turkiye #Syria #Assad #DevelopmentRoad #Geopolitics

A $17 bln gamble or a new era for #Iraq? Mustapha al-Sarray explains to #AlMayadeenEnglish how the Development Road could be a game changer on the political and economic fronts for Iraq. #DevelopmentRoad

Fruitful & strategic conversation during our private lunch with @ispionline & @gmfus in Napoli’s exquisite Palazzo Reale 🇮🇹🇪🇺 📡🛰️🚢🚆 #Connectivity👇 #TransCaspian #Mediteranian #BlackSea #IMEC #DevelopmentRoad Thanks 🙏 for insightful ideas @RVlahutin @KadriTastan & @kristinakausch @MEDialogues

Iraq’s ‘Development Road’ announced operational, slashing transit time from Poland to UAE by 58%, and a new $930 M railway project secured. #Iraq #DevelopmentRoad #MiddleEast #TradeCorridor #RailwayProject #UAE #Poland #Infrastructure #EconomicGrowth

Emerging global trade networks are reshaping the region’s economic map. #MiddleEast #DevelopmentRoad #AJCS

The Development Road project faces complex political and logistical challenges and requires regional security agreements to ensure its sustainability. Without resolving conflicts, major initiatives remain hostages to rivalries rather than drivers of integration. #MiddleEast #DevelopmentRoad #AJCS

🚆イラクは、170億ドルの🚧 「開発道路」を発動しました。トルコを経由してバスラとヨーロッパを結びます。 🌍 10 万件以上の雇用と年間 40 億ドルの収益を生み出すと予想されています。 IQD と地域貿易に大変革をもたらす可能性あり! #IraqEconomy #IQD #DevelopmentRoad #MiddleEastNews

🚆 Iraq just activated its $17 BILLION 🚧 ‘Development Road’ – linking Basra to Europe via Turkey! 🌍 Expected to create 100K jobs and $4B revenue/year. A potential game-changer for IQD & regional trade! #IraqEconomy #IQD #DevelopmentRoad #MiddleEastNews

🚨Iraq Builds East-West Trade Leverage.🚨 🚧 Iraq and Turkiye are rewriting trade maps. Bilateral trade topped $15B in 2024, with a $30B goal for 2025. But the real game-changer? The $17B Development Road: a 1,200km corridor from Basra to Turkiye connecting Asia to Europe. It's a direct challenge to the Suez Canal and part of a broader financial reset across Eurasia. By April 2025, the TIR transport system went live, cutting transit time from 3 weeks to under 7 days. As the Grand Faw Port expands to 90 berths, Iraq positions itself as a new global logistics hub. 💱 Currency Implications: With growing regional trade, expect pressure to de-dollarize. Demand for IQD and TRY could rise if cross-border payments shift to local currencies. 🌍 Geopolitical Shift: Turkiye bypassing the Kurdish-controlled Ibrahim Khalil crossing signals deeper centralization. This trade route isn't just about cargo, it’s about power realignment. 🧠 Investor Insight: Sectors to watch: logistics, construction, energy. Currency traders should monitor dinar and lira flows. This corridor could catalyze a multi-currency trade zone. 📅 Future Signal: Iraq and Turkiye emerge as central nodes in a post-dollar global trade network, with China and Gulf states expanding stakes in both. #FutureSignalDrop #DevelopmentRoad #IQDWatch shafaq.com/en/Economy/15B-an…

In a landmark meeting, #Turkey and #Iraq signed 11 cooperation agreements, spanning migration, education, and defense. #Erdoğan promotes the "Development Road" project as a pathway to regional prosperity. #InternationalRelations #DevelopmentRoad 🌍

The global economy is staggering on two fronts: • IMF cuts 2025 global growth to 2.8% • U.S. slows down… Asia adapts • Iraq may scrap its 2025 budget due to falling oil prices • Non-oil sector grows, but the treasury bleeds #Iraq #IMF #GlobalEconomy #BudgetCrisis #DevelopmentRoad

Can Iraq’s #DevelopmentRoad project become its gateway to prosperity? #RV #iraqidinar #iraqidinarinvestor 📈 Buy Banknotes Here 💸ebay.com/str/trillonaireshid… Once a hub of global trade, #Iraq aims to reclaim role with a $20 billion project connecting the #Gulf to #Europe by road, rail, and pipeline. 💪 Experts say ambitious #infrastructure project could prove transformative if it can overcome the political, logistical and financial hurdles. 👊 The Development Road scheme aims to connect the #ArabianGulf to the #Mediterranean with a 1,200 km network of roads, railways and energy links from across Iraq to neighboring #Turkiye 🔗 The project is expected to cost up to $20 billion and will be constructed in partnership with Turkiye and with backing from #Qatar as well as the #UAE 🧐 #revaluation #currencyrest #banknotes #currency #IQD #ZWD #VND #IDR #VEN #zimbabwe #PMG #papermoney #papermoneygraded #zimbabwedollars #iraqimoney #iraqicurrency #100trillions #trilliondollars #zimbabwecurrency #Vietnam #VietnamDong #VietnamCurrency #vietnamese

Iraq Just Spoke — And It Wasn’t Just to the Tribes 1️⃣ PM Sudani just met with tribal sheikhs and dignitaries across Iraq. But this wasn’t just a feel-good meeting — it was a national declaration. The message? Iraq is not just rising. It’s realigning. 2️⃣ He credited Iraq’s strength to the sacrifices of its people. And made it clear: “Iraq is strong, powerful, healthy and advancing.” That line matters. It’s the kind of language you use before a country reintroduces itself to the world. 3️⃣ He highlighted Iraq’s pioneering role in reconstruction — from Basra to Nineveh. That covers nearly the entire spine of the country. He’s setting the tone for infrastructure, investment, and international visibility. 4️⃣ He then dropped this: “We cannot mortgage our future to oil alone.” Think about that. He’s pushing Iraq toward diversification — agriculture, tourism, global trade. This is how a country prepares to revalue its worth — across every sector. 5️⃣ He reinforced Iraq’s place as a global trade corridor, mentioning the Development Road Project — a massive Silk-Road-style project connecting the Gulf to Europe. That’s not just logistics. That’s leverage. 6️⃣ Sudani didn’t dodge the geopolitical pressure either. He acknowledged the Palestine crisis and positioned Iraq as a nation of principled restraint, focused on peace and sovereignty. Translation: Iraq will not be baited. It’s playing the long game. 7️⃣ Most powerful line? “The interests of Iraq and Iraqis are the priority… no room for courtesy with internal or external parties.” That’s a sovereign reset. No more pleasing proxies. No more bending to the will of others. 8️⃣ This speech sounds a lot like a pre-move justification. Like a chess player who’s now moving pieces in the open — after months of setting the board behind the curtain. Watch the IQD. Watch the budget. Watch the global tone shift. Iraq is back. And this time, they’re leading with strength. — #IQD #Iraq #GlobalReset #Reconstruction #CBI #Forex #Oil #DevelopmentRoad #XRP X598bull t.me/RVhighlights/66814

8/ This speech sounds a lot like a pre-move justification. Like a chess player who’s now moving pieces in the open — after months of setting the board behind the curtain. Watch the IQD. Watch the budget. Watch the global tone shift. Iraq is back. And this time, they’re leading with strength. — #IQD #Iraq #GlobalReset #Reconstruction #CBI #Forex #Oil #DevelopmentRoad #XRP

#DevelopmentRoad project was also on the agenda during #ErbilDF where I was part of it. All speakers touched upon the critical strategic and economic values of the project. As 🇹🇷 was/is/will be the major drivingforce behind the 🇮🇶DR #GeoPolitic_EconomicSynergy is key to success.