The truth is that Iran has been supplying food to Iraq for sometime now. During the strife of war, Iran has been a good friend to Iraq. Do you honestly believe the Iranians or Iraqis are going to turn on each other because the USA decides to invade Iran?
Do you?
What makes anyone believe the Iraqis actually need the USA there?
Iran exported 170,000 tons of agricultural products via Mehran international border in Ilam province to Iraq in the last Iranian calendar year (ended March 20, 2007).
Head of Agriculture Jihad Organization of Ilam Khosrow Shahbazi announced this while speaking to correspondents, adding that the figure includes fruits, vegetables, and protein products such as chicken, fish and fat.
The aforementioned figures indicate about 10 percent increase compared to the figure for the previous year.
He added that the value of the products exported to Iraq stood at 375 billion rials (dlrs 4,000). "Agricultural products are evaluated in terms of health standards in quarantine offices, then exported to the neighboring country," he noted.
"With a production of one million tons of agricultural and protein products annually, Ilam province is considered one of agricultural hubs of the region and Iran." Shahbazi added that secure routes, appropriate standards as well as cultural and religious commonalties of bordering provinces of Iran and Iraq are among the priorities of Mehran international border in the import-export sector.
