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Iraq will not leave OPEC but seeks fair output quota, PM says

July 9, 2026 3:36 AM
Reuters


Iraq will not leave OPEC, but is seeking a fair output quota within the oil producer group, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said in an interview with Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV, according to his office.

Reuters reported in an exclusive in June that Iraq, the group’s second-largest producer after Saudi Arabia and one of its five founding members, had considered leaving OPEC if the group did not allow Baghdad to ​significantly increase oil production.

(Reporting by Nayera Abdallah; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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