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US Reportedly Resumes Dollar Shipments to Iraq
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The United States has resumed air shipments of U.S. dollars to Iraq several months after they were suspended, according to a New York Times report citing aides to the Iraqi prime minister. The initial halt was intended to pressure Baghdad over the actions of Iran-backed militias.
The United States has reportedly resumed some air shipments of U.S. dollars to Iraq, several months after they were suspended, according to a report from The New York Times. The resumption was confirmed to the newspaper by two aides to Iraq’s prime minister.
The report cited Haider al-Aboudi, a spokesman for the Iraqi prime minister, and Mudhar Muhammad Salih, a financial adviser to the prime minister, as confirming the transfers had restarted. At the time of the initial report, U.S. officials had not provided a comment on the matter.
Washington had previously halted a shipment of approximately $500 million in cash to Iraq in April. The move was part of a broader effort to pressure the Iraqi government to address the activities of Iran-backed militias operating within the country.
AdThe initial suspension came amid heightened tensions, with Washington blaming the militias for repeated attacks on U.S. interests in Iraq, including the embassy in Baghdad. According to The New York Times, other related measures, such as a suspension of funding and cooperation with Iraq's security services, remain in place.