On 7 September, government spokesman Haider al-Aboudi told Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) that Iraq exported more than two million barrels of oil daily through the Strait of Hormuz and that Iraqi oil constituted 70 percent of oil passing through the strait to global markets in August. He also said Iraq had 4.3 million state employees and required more than seven trillion dinars each month to cover their salaries. No supporting dataset or KH policy demand accompanied the figures.
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official07 Sept, 21:23
“Haider al-Aboudi to Al-Ittijah: The volume of our oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz has exceeded two million barrels per day.”
حيدر العبودي لـ(الاتجاه): تجاوزنا عتبة المليوني برميل يومياً حجم صادراتنا من النفط عبر مضيق هرمز
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official07 Sept, 21:28
“Haider al-Aboudi to Al-Ittijah: Seventy percent of all oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz to global markets during August was Iraqi oil.”
حيدر العبودي لـ(الاتجاه): 70% من إجمالي النفط المار عبر مضيق هرمز خلال شهر آب إلى السوق العالمية هو نفط عراقي
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official07 Sept, 21:42
“Haider al-Aboudi to Al-Ittijah: We have 4.3 million employees in state departments and need more than seven trillion dinars monthly to cover their salaries.”
حيدر العبودي لـ(الاتجاه): لدينا 4 ملايين و300 ألف موظف في دوائر الدولة ونحتاج أكثر من 7 تريليونات دينار شهرياً لتغطية رواتبهم