IEA chief Fatih Birol calls the Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline a golden opportunity to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. The route would move crude from southern Iraq through Turkey to the Mediterranean, avoiding the volatile Persian Gulf entirely.
Tehran announces no restrictions for Iraqi vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, praising Iraq's 'struggle' against the US amid rising tensions.
Iraqi missiles target Israel while Palestinians face curfews and economic devastation as Arafat's support for Saddam Hussein backfires.
Israeli F-16 fighters destroy Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor near Baghdad in Operation Opera, claiming it was developing nuclear weapons.