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Did US Dollar Restrictions in Iraq Affect Tehran?

A senior Iraqi government financial official said that the aim of the US restrictions imposed on selling dollars to banks and merchants is purely political and chiefly aims to curb the smuggling of hard currencies abroad, especially to Iran. The New York Federal Reserve had introduced tighter controls on international…

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Iran Pressures Iraq to Prosecute Those Responsible for Soleimani’s Killing before Int’l Courts

A day after the Popular Mobilization Committee and a number of pro-Iran armed factions organized an event to commemorate the third anniversary of the assassination of the IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, Tehran renewed its calls on the Iraqi government to reveal the “killers”. Ali Akbar Velayati, Iran's Supreme…

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Sharp Divisions within Iraq’s Coordination Framework

Iraqi political sources said on Tuesday that the third anniversary of the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani has sparked sharp divisions between the parties of the Coordination Framework, following reports that the government of Mohammed Shia al-Sudani agreed to a US request to prevent a “million-strong memorial march” for…

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Coordination Framework Pressuring PM to Amend Iraqi-US Strategic Agreement

Parties from the pro-Iran Coordination Framework have demanded that Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani kick off negotiations to amend the Strategic Framework Agreement for a Relationship of Friendship and Cooperation between Baghdad and Washington, trusted Iraqi sources revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat. The amendments would demand a ban on American…

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Iraq: Sacking of Security Leaders Raises Suspicions of ‘Political Purge’

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani, in record timing, has imposed unprecedented administrative changes by sacking hundreds of security officials and replacing them with individuals loyal to the Coordination Framework. The Coordination Framework is an umbrella bloc of Iraqi Shiite parties united mostly by their opposition to the Sadrist movement. Ahmed…

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Blaming Kurds for unrest, Iran threatens Iraq with offensive

Multiple Iraqi and Kurdish officials say a senior Iranian military official has threatened Iraq with an unprecedented ground military operation if Baghdad does not disarm Iranian Kurdish opposition groups and fortify its shared borders with Iran

The Independent UK

Will Sudani Adopt the Previous Iraqi Government’s Economic Policies?

These days, we are seeing increasing speculation, especially among Iraqi elites and economists, about the extent to which the country’s new prime minister, Mohamed Shia al-Sudani, can reverse some of the critical economic decisions that the Coordination Framework had criticized Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s government of taking. Topping the list are the…

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What’s Next as Iraq Moves to End Deadlock?

Iraqi lawmakers have elected a new president who swiftly named a prime minister in the hope of ending a year of political gridlock and deadly violence. But major challenges lie ahead for the crisis-hit nation. How will government talks play out? Iraq's parliament, dominated by the pro-Iran Coordination Framework of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq’s new prime minister-designate: Who is Mohammed al-Sudani?

Al-Sudani nominated by Iraq’s new president, but the move will be fiercely opposed by supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr.

Al Jazeera

Iraqi MPs elect new president amid threat of rocket fire

Iraqi lawmakers elected a new president in a key step toward ending a year-long political vacuum

The Independent UK

Rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone as Iraqi MPs meet to elect president

At least three rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone on Thursday as a parliamentary session was about to meet to elect a new president and break a political gridlock.

France 24

Crisis-hit Iraq Makes Latest Bid to Elect President

Lawmakers in crisis-hit Iraq meet Thursday for their fourth attempt this year to elect a state president and break a year-long gridlock marred by deadly violence that has deepened economic woes. Oil-rich Iraq has yet to form a new government after general elections more than a year ago that were…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Parliament in Crisis-Hit Iraq Vows to Elect New President

Iraq's parliament will meet Thursday to "elect the president", speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi's office said, in a surprise move seen at trying to end months of political impasse. The oil-rich but troubled country has already made three failed attempts this year to elect a new head of state, in February and…

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Year after Iraq Vote, UN Urges Dialogue to End Gridlock

A year after Iraq's last general election, the United Nations mission urged political factions to end the deadlock paralyzing the oil-rich country, warning that "Iraq is running out of time." "The protracted crisis is breeding further instability ... it threatens people's livelihoods," the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq said, urging…

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Iraq’s Basra, Dhi Qar Witness Military Reinforcement to Contain Confrontations

Heading a sizable military delegation from Baghdad, Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Army Abdel Emir Yarallah on Tuesday visited the southern provinces of Dhi Qar and Basra. The visit comes a day after demonstrators lit a government building on fire in Dhi Qar’s central business district of Nasiriyah. In…

Al Jazeera

Thousands of Iraqis gather to mark 2019 anti-government protest

Demonstrators and security forces clash during rally remembering the uprising three years ago.

Al Jazeera

Rockets hit Baghdad for second day as Iraq unrest escalates

Four rockets landed around Iraqi government buildings, a day after an attempted storming of Iraq’s parliament.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sadr Maintains Silence amid Dispute between Opponents, Allies

Iraq's Sunni Sovereignty Alliance and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) announced that they were in favor of holding early elections, provided that they would be supervised by a government with full powers. The head of Al-Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, had called on his allies to follow his step and withdraw…

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Sadr Prevents His Bloc from Returning to Parliament ‘Under any Pretext’

The leader of the Sadr Movement announced on Thursday that he would not allow the return of his political bloc to Parliament. The Sadr coalition had won 73 seats - the largest share in parliament - during the October elections before it decided to withdraw in June. The announcement comes…

Al Jazeera

Iraq’s Supreme Court says it cannot dissolve parliament

Observers say the court’s decision is a rebuke and a message to parliament to clean up its own ‘mess’.

The Independent UK

No end to crisis as Iraq's PM ends second round of talks

Iraq's caretaker prime minister has convened a second round of talks with Iraqi leaders aimed at resolving the ongoing political crisis between rival Shiite blocs

Asharq Al-Awsat

Halbousi Proposes 10-Point Plan to Resolve Iraq Crisis

Iraq’s parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi proposed a ten-point plan to resolve the country’s political crisis. Political powers, meanwhile, are preparing to hold their second national dialogue session at the invitation of caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. The premier had called for the talks around three weeks ago and so far,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Serious’ Indications of Possible Assassination Attempts in Baghdad, Other Iraqi Cities

Senior security officials have said there were "serious" indications of possible assassinations in Baghdad and other cities, against the backdrop of the ongoing political conflict between Muqtada Sadr's movement and the Coordination Framework. An Iraqi security source quoted Iraqi officers of the Interior Ministry and the National Security Service as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq’s Green Zone Breathes a Sigh of Relief as ‘Anxious’ Calm Returns to Baghdad

Calm returned to Iraqi streets on Wednesday, with the Green Zone breathing a sigh of relief after concrete barriers were removed from its surroundings, allowing for all traffic to pass without exception. A day earlier, bloody clashes had swept the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

Al Jazeera

Muqtada al-Sadr and Iraq’s propensity for an intra-Shia conflict

Before Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s call for an end to the violence, analysts feared Iraq was headed to war.

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