Whats the situation at the nearby border between Iraq and Iran?
We have a lot of border protocols between the two countries. There was a group from the foreign ministry that came to discuss this but none of the ideas have become operational yet. For example, to establish direct communication between border guards. There is some communication now but it’s not as much as it should be. The problem is that it’s a vast border. There are problems at the marine borders with fishermen and smugglers. With the land borders it’s the same. There are smugglers. There are tribes. There are a lot of problems on both sides that need to be monitored continuously. What’s being smuggled between the two countries? There is some commercial smuggling – for example, video goods are cheaper in Iraq so they get smuggled to Iran. At the same time, there are some things cheaper in Iran which get smuggled to Iraq. When fuel was cheaper in Iran, before the recent rationing, it would constantly get smuggled to Iraq. Benzene, white oil, gas oil- we still have gas oil being smugg
