Amazing! Haifa mayor Yona Yahav confirmed on Al-Jazeera that the Israeli port has been secretly facilitating import and export to and from Iraq for a long time. Iraq views the Haifa route as much more direct, cost-efficient and safer than the alternative maritime route through the Persian Gulf.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/haifa-is-trade-conduit-between-iraq-and-europe-mayor-says/