Iraqi Kurds Urge Boycott Of Iranian Goods Over IRGC Attack

The Erbil Chamber of Commerce has urged citizens and business owners in Iraq’ Kurdistan to boycott Iranian goods in protest to the IRGC’s recent missile attack.

In a statement issued on Friday, the Chamber condemned the deadly strikes and stated that the attacks by the Islamic Republic, which have also happened in the past, violate principles of international law and human rights.

Iran has launched many attacks on the Kurdish region, claiming that it targets separatist bases, and claims the Israeli Mossad also operates in Erbil.

These actions aim to disrupt the stability and security of the Kurdistan region, the statement added. Many social media users have also called for a ban on Iranian products.

In an interview with Kurdistan 24 broadcast news station, Karwan Surchi, the spokesperson of the Erbil Chamber of Commerce and Industries, recommended that Kurdish business owners import goods from Turkey and Persian Gulf states instead of Iran.

“There is a high demand for Turkish products compared to its Iranian counterparts,” he went on to say, further stressing that “the boycotting comes in a bid to make Iran stop its aggressions.”

Kurdistan 24 reported in August that the volume of trade between Iraq’s Kurdistan region and Iran reaches $6 billion a year.

On January 15, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards unleashed a barrage of ballistic missiles in Iraq and Syria in what IRGC claimed to be retaliatory attacks against Israeli spies and ISIS.

The IRGC missiles hit a civilian house in Erbil belonging to Peshraw Dizayee, killing him and 4 members of his family. Dizayee was a business mogul and head of Falcon Investment Group. Following the raid, IRNA, the Iranian state news agency, released a report that accused Dizayee of collaborating with Israel.