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Fire Extinguished at Iraq's Baiji Refinery, 180km North of Baghdad

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Fire Extinguished at Iraq's Baiji Refinery, 180km North of Baghdad

🏭 BAIJI — Iraq's largest refinery just caught fire. Nobody's claiming why. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Baiji is Iraq's largest refinery — a strategic target in any proxy escalation. US-Saudi strikes have hit PMF bases across seven Iraqi provinces this week; a fire here lands in that contested space. Cause unconfirmed: accident, sabotage, or strike. If attributed to retaliation, it widens the Iraq energy front days before Monday's Hormuz talks.

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