[El Gato]

Turkey? More likely Iran.

Not really. Which is easier to move around in without too much trouble. A free and secular country or one run by a bunch of Islamist fanatics of a slightly different persuasion than you are?

[Imal]

Not to mention that Iran is still a bit touchy about Iraq killing over 600,000 Iranians -- some of them with chemical weapons.

No, I think Turkey is a much more likely route. There is no love lost between Iran and Iraq.