Iraq and Syria sign deal to rehabilitate Mediterranean pipeline, bypass Strait of Hormuz

Iraq and Syria sign deal to rehabilitate Mediterranean pipeline, bypass Strait of Hormuz Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/17/2026 - 21:00 MEE was the first to reveal that Syria and Iraq planned to unveil pipeline deal in Washington Oil facilities at the Baniyas port refinery on the Mediterranean Sea, Syria, on 15 April 2026 (Bakr Alkasem/AFP) Off Iraq and Syria have signed a cooperation agreement to reconstruct a pipeline running from Iraqi oil fields to Syria’s Mediterranean coast, as part of a US-brokered deal t