While the U.S., Russia and Europe are trying to quell (or aggravate) crises simultaneously in Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, Israel/Gaza, the Persian Gulf, and the Red Sea/Yemen, Uzbekistan and China …
Iraq Seeks De-Dollarization of Oil After US Penalties
The Finance Committee of Iraq’s parliament expressed deep concerns over the continuous imposition of sanctions by the US Treasury Department on some Iraqi banks, due to alleged money laundering.
Iraq says 16 killed in US strikes, calls security risk grave
Dozens of US strikes late Friday targeted Iranian forces and militias in Iraq and Syria and were taken in retaliation for a drone attack a week ago in northeast Jordan by an Iran-linked militant group …
Iraq Suspends US Dollar Transactions for 8 Banks Over Fraud Concerns
Following a visit from a top US Department of Treasury official, eight commercial banks local to Iraq were banned by the Iraqi government on Sunday from making US dollar transactions due to concerns …
Iraq applies methods to combat Illicit dollar activities, bans 8 banks from trading in dollars
In a move aimed at curbing fraud, money laundering, and other illicit uses of the US dollar, Iraq has decided to prohibit eight local commercial bank …
The Israel/US agenda for war against Lebanon
Israel’s threats against Lebanon come as the US and the UK have struck over 100 Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force and Iranian-backed militia targets in Iraq and Syria since …
U.S. and U.K. launch new wave of strikes, this time targeting Houthis in Yemen
U.S. launches strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for the killing of American soldiers …
U.S. and U.K. launch new wave of strikes, this time targeting Houthis in Yemen
U.S. launches strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for the killing of American soldiers …
US airstrikes – live: UK and US strike Houthi targets in Yemen following attacks in Iraq and Syria
The US is conducting retaliatory strikes in the Middle East in response to the deaths of three American soldiers killed in a drone attack in Jordan by Iran-backed militants. “US military forces struck …
US airstrikes – live: UK and US strike Houthi targets in Yemen following attacks in Iraq and Syria
The US is conducting retaliatory strikes in the Middle East in response to the deaths of three American soldiers killed in a drone attack in Jordan by Iran-backed militants. “US military forces struck …