Article: “Natural resources in Iraq…a huge treasure neglected by an “official decision”!” Quote: unfair government decisions have deprived Iraq of huge billion-dollar revenues…It has natural resources … such as oil, natural gas, phosphate, sulfur, and other minerals…Estimations indicate the value of Iraqi natural resources reaches up to 16 trillion dollars…this puts Iraq in a distinguished position among the countries of the world rich in natural resources…For example…Iraq’s possession of 9% of the global phosphate reserve, and phosphate exports can generate tens of billions of revenues annually for the Iraqi treasury.