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Middle East23-07-2026Iraqi Prime Minister arrives in Tehran on official visit, 'energy at top of agenda'Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi landed in Iran’s capital on an official visit on Thursday in which matters of energy are at “the top of the agenda” amid Iraq’s bid to achieve energy independence and revive imports amid the ongoing blockade in the Strait of Hormuz through which 90% of Iraqi crude oil imports rely on for transit.