It is stated that the Iraqi transport minister is from a political party closely affiliated to Iran and that he, or more likely Iran, gave him the order to not sign it as a sign that Iran wont sit and watch Turkey build an alternative trade route that bypasses the strait of Hormuz and deprive Iran from its strongest geopolitical card everIraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani experienced an interesting situation in Türkiye.
Iraqi Transport Minister Wahab Al-Hasani in the delegation refused to sign the Development Road agreement.
Prime Minister Al-Sudani intervened by ordering him to sign the agreement in front of the participants.
I swear; whenever Iran or Israel gets involved, everything turns to sh*t. I wouldnt place my bets on the development road agreement for the foreseeable future