Iraq and Iran are neighbors: Around $25 million worth of Iranian goods enter Iraq every day. But it is not clear what will happen when a three-month US waiver that allows Baghdad to trade with Tehran expires.
Iraqi traders are worried, as Iranian goods are much cheaper than those from other countries, according to a video report by Al Jazeera.
The transcript of the entire report follows:
From vegetables to milk, cooking oil to washing detergents. In southern Iraq, almost everything on sale is from neighboring Iran.
Abbas Naji, a wholesale outlet owner: “Not just dairy products come from Iran, packaged snacks, cakes, juices, all are imported from Iran. There will be a crisis, if these products are cast off.”
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