Damascus2 Iraq-Syria border crossings are becoming free-trade zones.
The Hormuz crisis is pushing Iraq toward an overland route through Syria.
Energy is the biggest driver, said Benjamin Feve of The Syria Dispatch, and customs authorities agreed practical measures in September.
Some analysts doubt it will last, citing regional instability and longstanding distrust between the two governments.
Polymarket traders give 91% odds there will be no Hormuz agreement by 2 November.
How each outlet framed it
- Al-Monitor
- frames Iraq-Syria free zones as energy-driven, quoting Benjamin Feve that energy has been 'the biggest driver'
Sources: Al-Monitor