While Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi continues his tour of the Gulf, the last stop of which took him to Manama, the internal dispute is escalating over the economic partnership with the Gulf countries, and the extent of its influence on the management of Iraq's oil wealth. A statement published by the security official of the Hezbollah Brigades, Abu Mujahid al-Assaf, two days ago, regarding the contract file with the Emirati company ADNOC, caused great controversy, after he spoke about the reduction of oil sales prices and the profits that go to middlemen, while asking about the nature of the privileges given to these Gulf companies on the effects of these Gulf companies.
A leader of one of the factions said, in a statement to Al-Akhbar, that the "Islamic resistance in Iraq" views with concern the deviation in the management of the economy and oil portfolio, considering that some of the contracts grant the Emirati and Saudi companies preferential privileges at the expense of public funds. He accuses the middlemen of making large profits from these transactions, demanding that energy and oil contracts be submitted to judicial review, and that their details be made public for public opinion, while warning against turning economic openness into a gateway to regional influence on vital institutions and sectors.