AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoIraq–Kurdistan Security Coordination: Iraq’s national security adviser Qasim Al-Aboudi met KDP leader Masoud Barzani in Erbil to push continued Baghdad–KRG coordination on border security, smuggling prevention, and implementation follow-ups tied to the Iraq–Iran security agreement. Weapons Under State Control: Iraq’s interior ministry says more than 600 tribal sheikhs cooperated in registering tribal weapons, as Baghdad presses to keep arms under state authority; the government has registered about six million firearms since July. Electricity Push: PM Ali al-Zaidi told the electricity ministry to keep domestic capacity at 30,000 MW and expand imports and renewables, aiming to “double” electricity production and distribution capacity in 2027. Oil Transit Plan: Lebanese officials met an Iraqi delegation in Beirut to revive the Kirkuk–Tripoli pipeline as Baghdad seeks alternative export routes to the Mediterranean and less reliance on Hormuz. Regional Fallout From Hormuz Tensions: UAE blamed Iran for an ADNOC-linked attack in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran rejected US claims over the waterway and said it will remain Iranian; the wider disruption keeps pressure on Gulf oil revenues.
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