The Iranian regime has been siphoning off the resources of Iraq since the US invasion in 2003. These underhanded operations are being conducted while the Abadi government is standing idly by.

According to experts, all government officials in charge are complicit in these operations. And oil is the main target of these illegal operations.

This comes as the Iranian government declared that it is reaping $ 5 billion dollar from the joint oilfields.

These revelations caused public outrage. The Iraqis, according to reports, are demanding a clarification about production from the field, and Iraq's portion thereof.

Lost resources

Other commentators warned that the Iraqi resources are now up for grabs.

According to them, the increasing political clout of the Iranian regime, through its allied politicians and even militias, facilitates its mission in seizing control of the Iraqi resources.



The joint oilfield between Iraq and Iran is named West Karun river. According to an IRNA report, the field generated $ 5 billion for Iraq. Iran also says production from the joint fields with Iraq has reached 300,000 barrels.

The fields between Iraq and Iran include The fields of Yadoran, northern Azadkan, southern Azadkan, northern Yarran, and southern Yarran. They contain reserves of up to 95 billion barrels.

Iran and Iraq are the second-biggest and third biggest oil-producing nations in OPEC organization.

Iraq share

Iraqi oil minister Jabar al-Luaibi has pledged to start negotiations with neighboring countries to unify production from joint fields. In a signing ceremony with a Chinese firm to develop fields in Maysan, Diyala and Basra provinces, the minister asserted negotiations with Kuwait and Iran for unifying production are still continuing.



"Developing the joint oilfields inside the Iraqi territories is an undeniable right for Iraq as it is for iran and Kuwait," the minister indicated.

"Iraq loses 500,000 barrels of oil per day due to not developing the joint oil fields with Iran."

He also noted:"We should rectify the mistakes. And we should preserve the resources of Iraq."

On their part, commentators called on the Iraqi government to act and pay attention to the lost Iraqi share in the joint fields with Iran.

They said billions of dollars are being siphoned off by Mullahs.

"This is the money of the improvised Iraqi people. They should not go to the Iranian regime which uses its militias to kill the Iraqis and destroy their country."



