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To keep it away from Iran .. The United States is pressuring Iraq through the economy
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The United States started pressuring [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] from the gateway to its fragile economy, with the aim of ending its rapprochement with Iran, by reducing the period of exclusion from sanctions related to dealing with the Islamic Republic and delaying the release of vital cash payments.
The United States decided at the last minute last week to allow Iraq to continue importing gas and electricity from Iran. But it seems that the patience of the United States is finally running out, as the period of exemption has decreased from ninety and 120 days to only 45.
"This is the beginning of death with a thousand stab wounds," said Ahmed Tabakli, a researcher at the Institute for Regional and International Studies in Sulaymaniyah. "The sooner the exception occurs, the less we will be able to tolerate the consequences of any mistake we make," he added.
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stands[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]At a crossroads. His Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Allawi faces difficulties in forming a new government, while anti-power demonstrations continue in several cities, amid a US-Iranian conflict that turned into a bloody confrontation on Iraqi soil last month. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
has significant political and military influence in Iraq, but the United States holds the card. The Central Bank of Iraq transfers monthly between one billion and two billion dollars in cash from its account in the Federal Reserve in New York, where its revenues flow from oil, to pay for official and commercial transactions. But the payment that was supposed to arrive in mid-January last, was delayed by two weeks, according to an Iraqi official and an oil sector source, noting "political reasons" behind the White House decision to delay the exit of funds. "We are walking on the edge of the knife," the Iraqi official said.[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
This was the first indication that Washington might implement a threat it issued last month about preventing Iraqis from accessing their money, if [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] expelled US forces stationed in Iraq, which numbered about 5,200 soldiers.
This came after the Iraqi parliament voted to end the presence of foreign forces due to discontent over an American raid that killed the commander of the Iranian Quds Force, General Qassem Soleimani, and the head of the Popular Mobilization Committee, which includes Iraqi Shiite factions Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, near Baghdad Airport.
And Washington has discussed for months the issue of prohibiting funds to put pressure on Iraq, according to an American diplomat who described this step last year as a "nuclear option."
As this month’s payment arrived on time, Iraqi officials expect the United States to begin determining how much money Iraq can withdraw.
And depriving [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Of the money may lead to severe consequences, especially as its economy depends almost entirely on oil exports paid in dollars.
In the event that the period of exclusion from the sanctions related to dealing with [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] expires without renewing it, this means that [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] will have to stop importing gas and electricity from Tehran, or continue to deal with Tehran and face the possibility of US sanctions. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
suffers from a shortage of electricity, which leads to its interruption at varying periods of up to 20 hours in some areas. Washington has linked the pressure to other issues, including about 20 missile attacks against the US embassy in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and bases that include US forces in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] since last October.[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
An Iraqi official said that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo "shouted" in outgoing Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi during a phone call last month. "He told him to forget the issue of renewing the exception if the attacks continue," the official said.
In a further indication of the decline in relations between Washington and Baghdad, Pompeo did not meet Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad al-Hakim on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference last Friday and Saturday, but he met in return with the Kurdistan Regional Prime Minister Mansour Barzani, who also met with the US Energy and Defense Ministers.
The United States is also dismayed by the Iraqi slowdown in signing contracts with major American companies specialized in the energy sector, with the aim of accelerating the disengagement from Iran in this field.
And weeks before the end of the last exception, a US official stated that the Iraqis "have continuously refused agreements with General Electric and Exxon." And he considered that Iraqi officials "choose to rely on the Iranians, giving Tehran an influential position in their economy and infrastructure."
Iran, which has long worked to limit US influence in the region, is the second largest exporter of Iraq. However, the United States surpasses it in terms of direct investment, especially in the vital oil sector and infrastructure.
Sources in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Washington talk of a split in American policy, as the White House appears to support the strategy of increasing pressure on Iraq, while others prefer to adopt flexibility.
The sources said that the hawks in the American administration have become "dominant" sites, while an Iraqi official said that these people are now using financial transactions to "bully" in their relationship with the Iraqis.
Iraqi Minister of Electricity in the resigned government, Loay al-Khatib, said in a previous interview that Washington should not " corner [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] ".
But at the same time, he expressed confidence that the United States would not "booby-trapped" the exemption from sanctions "with the aim of undermining public services."
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
The United States started pressuring [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] from the gateway to its fragile economy, with the aim of ending its rapprochement with Iran, by reducing the period of exclusion from sanctions related to dealing with the Islamic Republic and delaying the release of vital cash payments.
The United States decided at the last minute last week to allow Iraq to continue importing gas and electricity from Iran. But it seems that the patience of the United States is finally running out, as the period of exemption has decreased from ninety and 120 days to only 45.
"This is the beginning of death with a thousand stab wounds," said Ahmed Tabakli, a researcher at the Institute for Regional and International Studies in Sulaymaniyah. "The sooner the exception occurs, the less we will be able to tolerate the consequences of any mistake we make," he added.
Crossroads, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
stands[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]At a crossroads. His Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Allawi faces difficulties in forming a new government, while anti-power demonstrations continue in several cities, amid a US-Iranian conflict that turned into a bloody confrontation on Iraqi soil last month. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
has significant political and military influence in Iraq, but the United States holds the card. The Central Bank of Iraq transfers monthly between one billion and two billion dollars in cash from its account in the Federal Reserve in New York, where its revenues flow from oil, to pay for official and commercial transactions. But the payment that was supposed to arrive in mid-January last, was delayed by two weeks, according to an Iraqi official and an oil sector source, noting "political reasons" behind the White House decision to delay the exit of funds. "We are walking on the edge of the knife," the Iraqi official said.[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
This was the first indication that Washington might implement a threat it issued last month about preventing Iraqis from accessing their money, if [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] expelled US forces stationed in Iraq, which numbered about 5,200 soldiers.
This came after the Iraqi parliament voted to end the presence of foreign forces due to discontent over an American raid that killed the commander of the Iranian Quds Force, General Qassem Soleimani, and the head of the Popular Mobilization Committee, which includes Iraqi Shiite factions Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, near Baghdad Airport.
And Washington has discussed for months the issue of prohibiting funds to put pressure on Iraq, according to an American diplomat who described this step last year as a "nuclear option."
As this month’s payment arrived on time, Iraqi officials expect the United States to begin determining how much money Iraq can withdraw.
And depriving [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Of the money may lead to severe consequences, especially as its economy depends almost entirely on oil exports paid in dollars.
In the event that the period of exclusion from the sanctions related to dealing with [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] expires without renewing it, this means that [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] will have to stop importing gas and electricity from Tehran, or continue to deal with Tehran and face the possibility of US sanctions. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
suffers from a shortage of electricity, which leads to its interruption at varying periods of up to 20 hours in some areas. Washington has linked the pressure to other issues, including about 20 missile attacks against the US embassy in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and bases that include US forces in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] since last October.[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
An Iraqi official said that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo "shouted" in outgoing Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi during a phone call last month. "He told him to forget the issue of renewing the exception if the attacks continue," the official said.
In a further indication of the decline in relations between Washington and Baghdad, Pompeo did not meet Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad al-Hakim on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference last Friday and Saturday, but he met in return with the Kurdistan Regional Prime Minister Mansour Barzani, who also met with the US Energy and Defense Ministers.
The United States is also dismayed by the Iraqi slowdown in signing contracts with major American companies specialized in the energy sector, with the aim of accelerating the disengagement from Iran in this field.
And weeks before the end of the last exception, a US official stated that the Iraqis "have continuously refused agreements with General Electric and Exxon." And he considered that Iraqi officials "choose to rely on the Iranians, giving Tehran an influential position in their economy and infrastructure."
Iran, which has long worked to limit US influence in the region, is the second largest exporter of Iraq. However, the United States surpasses it in terms of direct investment, especially in the vital oil sector and infrastructure.
Sources in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Washington talk of a split in American policy, as the White House appears to support the strategy of increasing pressure on Iraq, while others prefer to adopt flexibility.
The sources said that the hawks in the American administration have become "dominant" sites, while an Iraqi official said that these people are now using financial transactions to "bully" in their relationship with the Iraqis.
Iraqi Minister of Electricity in the resigned government, Loay al-Khatib, said in a previous interview that Washington should not " corner [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] ".
But at the same time, he expressed confidence that the United States would not "booby-trapped" the exemption from sanctions "with the aim of undermining public services."
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