American newspaper: Washington started to implement its economic threats against Iraq

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A report of the American newspaper, The Journal, said on Saturday that Washington, angry at Baghdad over its relations with Tehran, has already begun its threats to put pressure on the fragile economy of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] by delaying the delivery of important cash payments and reducing the period of exemption from Iranian gas exports to the country.
The report, translated by the information, stated that "the United States granted Baghdad at the last minute an exemption from the sanctions for importing Iranian gas due to the disrupted energy networks, but this exemption fell from 90 and 120 days to only 45 days." "This is the beginning of death in thousands of cuts, the shorter the exemption, the more difficult we are to bear the costs of an error at this time,"
warned financial analyst Ahmed al-Tabagajli of the Institute for Regional and International Studies, which is based in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] .
The report added that "the Iraqi Central Bank receives every month between 1 to 2 billion dollars in cash from the US Federal Reserve in New York, where all its oil revenues are kept, to pay the costs of official and commercial transactions."
"The mid-January shipment was delayed for more than a week," said a senior Iraqi oil industry official, who declined to be identified, referring to "political reasons related to the White House ... we are on the edge of the knife."
"This is the first sign that Washington may implement its threat to prevent Iraqis from accessing their money in the event that Baghdad expels the American forces stationed in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] which number about 5,200 soldiers," the report said.
And he stated that, "while the months of February arrived in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]On the appointed date, Iraqi officials said that they "expect Washington to start restricting the amount of cash it can bring to Baghdad and that losing access to money will have devastating repercussions for [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] , whose economy depends almost entirely on oil exports paid in the US currency."
And if the exemption from sanctions expires, then [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] will have to either stop buying Iranian gas and face the large power outages that reach 20 hours per day, or continue to import and risk American sanctions themselves, he added.
An Iraqi official said, “US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shouted to the resigned Iraqi Prime Minister, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]In a phone call last month, he said he was asked to forget negotiations to renew the exemption if attacks on US forces continued.
The report noted that “Washington was also angry at the slow progress of Iraq in signing deals with major American energy companies and a move away from Iran, while sources in both Baghdad and Washington described a split in American policy, as the White House expressed a willingness to intensify pressure on [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] while others demanded With flexibility. ” Ended / 25 z