AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoIran Funeral Diplomacy: Iran kicked off a week-long state farewell for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, with top Iranian officials and major foreign delegations—including Iraq’s President Nizar Amedi and Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani—paying respects at the Grand Mosalla as ceremonies run through July 9 across Tehran, Qom, Mashhad, and Shiite rites in Iraq. Security & Regional Tensions: Tehran imposed closures and airspace restrictions and issued fresh warnings to the U.S. and Israel, while Baghdad also announced shutdown measures for procession-related events. Iraq Security: In Kirkuk’s Sheikh Bizeni district, Iraqi forces killed an alleged ISIS member in an ambush near Qara Salim village, amid ongoing efforts to eliminate remnants. Economy/Markets: The U.S. dollar slipped in Baghdad and Erbil, trading around 154,000 dinars per $100. Iraq–Turkey Energy: Iraq and Turkey agreed an interim protocol to keep exporting Iraqi and South Kurdistan oil via the Kurdistan Region–Ceyhan pipeline until a longer-term deal is signed.
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