The Baghdad radio hinted today that Iraq is taking all possible measures to block the flow of oil to the Israel port of Elath through the Straits of Tiran.
The broadcast said: “We would not reveal a secret if we said that the efforts of Iraq will not be confined to protesting. Iraq has exerted and will exert all attempts and efforts in the various fields which it considers suitable and availing.”
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