Iran Press/ Iran news: Stating that Iraq is still the second destination of Iran's export goods, Hosseini added: " Iran's gas exports to Iraq were carried out at maximum capacity in the last 9 months, while the Iraqi government recently tried to win Iran's consent for the transit and swap of Turkmen gas in order to pave the ground for producing more than 4,500 megawatts of electricity using gas.
The member of the Iran-Iraq Chamber of Commerce announced steel sections, construction materials and food items as the main items of Iran's exports to Iraq.
Having the longest border among the neighbors (about 1258 km land border and 351 km water border), racial, historical, linguistic ties, religious commonalities, and the existence of threats and common security and economic interests are considered as important points in Iran-Iraq relations.
The expansion of Iran-Iraq relations in recent years has always been on the agenda of the authorities of the two countries due to the many cultural, political, and religious commonalities. 204
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