"Washington Post": The American administration began preparing sanctions against Iraq

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"Washington Post": The American administration began preparing sanctions against Iraq

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"Washington Post": The American administration began preparing sanctions against Iraq

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The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that the United States began preparing sanctions against [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] because its parliament adopted a resolution calling for the withdrawal of foreign forces from the country, the Washington Post reported, unnamed representatives of the US administration.

Washington is studying, in particular, the possibility of preventing American companies from working with Iraqi companies, especially after US President Donald Trump threatened Baghdad to impose economic restrictions on them if they followed an anti-Washington policy.

"The White House and the US Treasury will take the lead in the case of sanctions, and these steps will be a very unusual act against an ally that has been supported by the United States for nearly 20 years and spent hundreds of billions of dollars after it invaded in 2003."

The newspaper stated, however, that the current discussions are preliminary, and it is not clear in the end whether the measures will be implemented. According to one of the sources, Washington intends to wait a little longer to see if the statements in Baghdad go further.

The newspaper wrote: "A number of experts believe that it will be difficult, if not impossible, to impose sanctions without jeopardizing American interests."

On January 5, the House of Representatives adopted a resolution "obligating the government to put an end to the military presence of foreign forces in the republic and to suspend work in a security agreement concluded with the international coalition forces to combat terrorism." The document was approved by a quorum. ”End 25

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American newspaper: The Washington administration has already begun preparing sanctions against Iraq

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BAGHDAD - Mawazine News
America began preparing sanctions against Iraq because its parliament adopted a resolution calling for the withdrawal of foreign forces from the country, according to the newspaper "Washington Post" quoting representatives of the US administration, whose names were not given.
Washington is studying, in particular, the possibility of preventing American companies from working with Iraqi companies, especially after US President Donald Trump threatened Baghdad to impose economic restrictions on them if they followed an anti-Washington policy.
The White House and the US Treasury will take the lead in sanctioning, and these steps will be a very unusual act against an ally that has been supported by the United States for nearly 20 years and spent hundreds of billions of dollars after it invaded in 2003.
The newspaper stated, however, that the current discussions are preliminary, and it is not clear in the end whether the measures will be implemented. According to one of the sources, Washington intends to wait a little longer to see if the statements in Baghdad go further.
The newspaper wrote: "A number of experts believe that it will be difficult, if not impossible, to impose sanctions without jeopardizing American interests."
On January 5, the Iraqi parliament (parliament) adopted a resolution "committing the government to putting an end to the military presence of foreign forces in the republic and stopping work in a security agreement with the international coalition forces to combat terrorism." The document was approved by a quorum, but in the absence of the Sunni and Kurdish factions.
The meeting took place against the backdrop of a sharp worsening of the situation in the country after a series of US strikes in Iraq. On January 3, the Pentagon announced a missile attack on the Baghdad airport area, which killed the commander of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Qassem Soleimani, the deputy head of the Popular Mobilization Forces, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and a number of their comrades. Ended 29 / A 43

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