Key point 1 of Iraq coverage

95% of Iraqi revenues come from Gulf-exported oil

Key point 2 of Iraq coverage

Iraq cannot criticize either Washington or Tehran

Key point 3 of Iraq coverage

Coverage brevity reflects the impossibility of taking sides

IRAQ PERSPECTIVE

ISLAMABAD TALKS COLLAPSE: TRUMP ORDERS NAVAL BLOCKADE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ

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DOMINANT ANGLE

Baghdad suffers in silence, trapped between its oil dependencies and contradictory alliances with Washington and Tehran

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

ANALYSIS

Baghdad received the talks failure with the resignation of a country geographically trapped between the belligerents. Iraqi News reported Vance's statement dryly — 'we're leaving after putting forward our final and best offer' — without editorial comment. Iraq, whose 95% of revenues come from oil exported via the Basra terminal in the Persian Gulf, is the first country to suffer from a Hormuz blockade. The brevity of Iraqi coverage says everything: when you're in the eye of the cyclone, you count seconds, not column inches.

KEY POINTS

95% of Iraqi revenues come from Gulf-exported oil
Iraq cannot criticize either Washington or Tehran
Coverage brevity reflects the impossibility of taking sides

COGNITIVE BIASES IDENTIFIED

Obvious political self-censorship

Complete absence of Iraqi citizen voices

SOURCES (1)

Iraqi NewsCenter

MEDIUM

Vance says talks failed to reach agreement with Iran

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KEY POINTS

COGNITIVE BIASES IDENTIFIED

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