Relationship dossier
Iraq
Oman
Relationship assessment
Constructive ties with recent emphasis on investment and economic cooperation
Iraq toward Oman
+35The Iraqi government has pursued economic cooperation with Oman, including participation in a joint investment initiative and bilateral agreements associated with Sultan Haitham's 2023 visit to Iraq.
Oman toward Iraq
+35The Omani government has pursued economic cooperation with Iraq, including a joint investment initiative and bilateral agreements during Sultan Haitham's 2023 visit to Iraq.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a constructive economic and diplomatic character, reflected in the joint investment initiative and agreements reached during the 2023 visit. The known cooperation supports a positive assessment, while uncertainty about implementation and the wider scope of bilateral ties limits the strength of that conclusion.
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 Oman have pursued practical economic and diplomatic cooperation, including a joint investment initiative and agreements reached during Omani Sultan Haitham's 2023 visit to Iraq. The relationship appears constructive, though the scale and implementation of these initiatives and the broader range of bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Omani Sultan Haitham visited Iraq, where the two governments concluded bilateral agreements and advanced economic cooperation.
The two governments pursued a joint investment initiative.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of the joint investment initiative are unclear.
- The breadth of bilateral cooperation beyond recent economic initiatives is uncertain.