Relationship dossier
Iraq
Jordan
Relationship assessment
Sustained cooperation in energy, trade and regional coordination
Iraq toward Jordan
+45Iraq has supplied crude oil to Jordan under a bilateral arrangement and has pursued electricity interconnection and cross-border trade with the Jordanian government, including the reopening of the Trebil crossing.
Jordan toward Iraq
+45Jordan has cooperated with Iraq on electricity interconnection and cross-border trade, and has coordinated with Baghdad through regional initiatives involving Egypt.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship rests on practical energy and trade arrangements alongside recurring regional coordination. These provide a durable basis for cooperation, although implementation and the scale of energy exchanges remain uncertain.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Iraq and Jordan have developed sustained practical cooperation in energy, cross-border trade and regional coordination. Iraq has supplied Jordan with crude oil under a bilateral arrangement, while the two governments have advanced electricity interconnection and reopened the Trebil–Karamah border crossing for trade. Cooperation is substantial but does not amount to an exceptionally close partnership.
Key developments
The Trebil–Karamah border crossing between Iraq and Jordan reopened for trade after its closure during the conflict with ISIS.
Iraq and Jordan concluded an arrangement for Iraqi crude oil supplies to Jordan.
Iraq, Jordan and Egypt held a tripartite summit to coordinate regional economic and political cooperation.
Iraq and Jordan advanced an electricity interconnection arrangement.
Major uncertainties
- The long-term volume and implementation of Iraqi oil supplies to Jordan are unclear.
- The scale and reliability of electricity exchanged through the interconnection remain uncertain.