Article: “Iran: Iraq is one of the richest countries in the Middle East” Quote: “...Iraq is considered one of the richest countries in the Middle East, in that it possesses 85 billion dollars in foreign exchange reserves, 130 tons of gold reserves and 147 billion reserves, confirmed from a barrel of crude oil (ranked fourth in the world), explaining that it achieved from selling crude oil an income equivalent to $76 billion in 2021, and $120 billion in 2022.“
