Douglas Silliman reveals the secrets of the Iraqi delegation's visit to Washington and makes recommendations regarding the dollar

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"No date has been set"... An expected visit by Al-Sudani to Washington, and the file of security and mediation with Iran tops the talks

2023-01-08 08:46

 

 

 

Shafaq News/ An official source in the Iraqi Prime Ministry revealed, on Sunday, that the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani, is visiting the United States of America, to discuss several files.

 

 

 

The source told Shafaq News agency, "Al-Sudani intends to visit the United States of America during the next stage, and there is coordination in this matter with the US Embassy in Baghdad, and Al-Sudani's meetings with the US Ambassador, Alina Romanowski, discussed this matter several times, and there is no American objection or reservation about Al-Sudani’s visit and his meeting with US President Joe Biden and officials at the White House.

And the source, who asked not to be named, stated that "the failure to set a date for Al-Sudani's visit to America is due to the political situation that Washington is going through because of the atmosphere of the elections there, and during the coming days, an official suit will be submitted to Al-Sudani to visit America, and after this invitation is sent, the date of the visit will be determined." .

He added, "Al-Sudani's visit to the United States of America is protocol, but it is not without discussing the joint security file between Baghdad and Washington, especially with the presence of an escalation by the armed factions against the American presence in Iraq. This file will top Al-Sudani's discussions at the White House, in addition to the political file in Iraq and the region in general.

The source pointed out that "Al-Sudani intends, during his visit, to present a new Iraqi initiative to bridge views between Tehran and Washington, especially since there is support for such a step by the Islamic Republic of Iran."

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Jaafar: Al-Sudani's Upcoming Visit To Washington Will Not Be Conditional

On January 9, 2023

The Independent/- The leader of the State of Law Coalition, Jassem Muhammad Jaafar, confirmed that the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia'a al-Sudani to Washington will not be conditional on specific discussions, while he indicated that the Iraqi mediation regarding hydrating the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran is still faltering due to some files.

Jaafar said in a press statement, followed by Al-Mustaqlia, today, Monday, that “Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’ Al-Sudani’s upcoming visit to the United States of America will not be conditional on discussing specific files, but rather depends on Al-Sudani’s political ability.”

 

He added, "The most important files that Al-Sudani will present are the file of Iraqi funds insured with the US Federal Reserve resulting from the sale of oil and a settlement of the US military presence."

Jaafar explained, "Al-Sudani's visit is important to define the new relationship with the United States of America and to distance the Iraqi arena from regional and regional disputes," noting that "Iraqi mediation regarding hydrating the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran is still faltering due to some files."

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An expected visit of an Iraqi delegation to Washington, and the "Dinar and Dollar" file is at the forefront of the talks

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Economy News - Baghdad
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein announced, on Saturday, that he will lead a high-ranking Iraqi delegation to visit the United States on the eighth of next February. 
 
"The delegation, which includes economic officials and from the Central Bank, will hold meetings with senior US officials in Washington to discuss the issue of the dinar and the dollar, and the economic relations between the two countries," Hussein said in an interview with the "Rudaw" network, followed by "Al-Iqtisad News".

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An expected visit of an Iraqi delegation to Washington, and the "Dinar and Dollar" file is at the forefront of the talks

https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=31875

money and business
   

Economy News - Baghdad
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein announced, on Saturday, that he will lead a high-ranking Iraqi delegation to visit the United States on the eighth of next February. 
 
"The delegation, which includes economic officials and from the Central Bank, will hold meetings with senior US officials in Washington to discuss the issue of the dinar and the dollar, and the economic relations between the two countries," Hussein said in an interview with the "Rudaw" network, followed by "Al-Iqtisad News".

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An Iraqi delegation will go to the United States "to ensure that the dollar is stopped

 

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Despite the central bank's procedures, the dinar is still unstable against the dollar and records highs and lows daily. The market has also not become normal, and people are completely concerned about the difficulty.

 

The Iraqi parliament, which ended the holiday season and began its meetings, collected 82 parliamentary signatures in the first step to hold a special session on raising the value of the dinar against the dollar and ending the unstable situation.

 

Amer Abdul-Jabbar, a member of parliament from Iraq, told the event: "We will host the central bank governor. After no solution is found, we will host the prime minister, and we are ready to even investigate him and collect signatures for that purpose, because this has harmed Iraqi citizens and the government is responsible for resolving this situation."

 

The iraqi parliamentary presidency has agreed to hold a special session on the issue, but the time has not yet been set. Iraq is in high talks with the US to ensure that the us stops sending dollars out of Iraq to other countries, and that is why an Iraqi delegation is going to the US.

 

Dr Shakhawan Abdullah, deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, told The Event Media Network: "This issue must be resolved and we should know the reason for the rise, because the parliament is the representative of the people to whom the parliament has been clear, and it must be revealed who the reason is and where the money is going from which side and from which gate iraq goes out. All of this should be explained in a parliamentary session."

 

Over the past two years, the price of 100 US dollars has been between 148,000 and 149,000 dinars, but on 11-12-2022, for the first time, the price of 100 US dollars has exceeded 150,000 dinars and has been unstable since that day, in a way that exceeded 100,000 US dollars.

 

 

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#بەپەلە Fuad Hussein, Iraqi Foreign Minister for Events: We will visit the United States on February 8 and discuss with the country's banking and financial officials.

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The delegation will be led by Fuad Hussein and will discuss the issue of dollars, dinars, and economic relations between Iraq and america with the country's economic and bank officials

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He added, "The most important files that Al-Sudani will present are the file of Iraqi funds insured with the US Federal Reserve resulting from the sale of oil and a settlement of the US military presence."

Yep a time when the told Iraq to stop using USD, while Iraq waits for US treasury solution to the USD hmmm….

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The US is holding 4 Trillion Iraqi Dinars....maybe its time to return that money along with the gold bullion seized. 

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discuss the issue of dollars, dinars,

Yep….the dollars that they are no longer allowed to sell or buy, trade in Iraq…guess you need to revalue then!

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The Prime Minister of Iraq supports the survival of US forces indefinitely

January 15, 2023

 

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The Wall Street Journal reported in an interview it published on Sunday that Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani defended the presence of US forces in his country, and did not set a timetable for their withdrawal.

 

She added that the need for foreign forces still exists, and that the elimination of the terrorist organization "ISIS" needs more time, referring to the teams of American forces and NATO forces that train and assist Iraqi units in combating terrorism, but they remain untouched from actual fighting until now. to a big limit.

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The Wall Street Journal: Al-Sudani supports not setting a time limit for the presence of US forces in Iraq

political| 03:35 - 01/15/2023

 

 

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News

The American Wall Street Journal revealed that Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani did not specify a timetable for ending the American presence in Iraq.
And the newspaper stated in a report published by it, that "Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad al-Sudani defended the presence of American forces in his country and did not set a timetable for their withdrawal, which indicates a less confrontational stance towards Washington early in his term."
"We believe we need foreign forces," al-Sudani said, according to the newspaper, referring to US and NATO units that train and assist Iraqi units in confronting the terrorist organization ISIS, but remain largely out of the fray.
He added that "the elimination of ISIS needs more time."
"I see Iraq on good terms with Iran and the United States," he said.
He added that President Biden "
In the interview at the presidential palace in Baghdad, Al-Sudani said he plans to send a high-level delegation to Washington for talks with US officials next month, a move aides said they hoped would pave the way for Al-Sudani to meet with Biden.
“Inside Iraq, we do not need combat forces,” Al-Sudani said, referring to the role of the United States in helping to train Iraqi forces and intelligence in chasing the terrorist organization ISIS. If there is a threat to Iraq, it is the penetration of ISIS terrorist cells through Syria. Ended 29/h

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Barzani informs the commander of the international coalition forces of the results of the region's delegation's meeting with Al-Sudani

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Today, Sunday, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, presented a briefing on the results of the high-ranking government delegation's visit to Baghdad and the meeting with Prime Minister Muhammad Shia'a al-Sudani.

A statement by the regional government stated that “the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government received the Commander-in-Chief of the International Coalition Forces in Iraq and Syria, General Matthew MacFarlane, to discuss the latest developments and developments in Iraq and the region, in addition to discussing the continuation of supporting the Peshmerga forces and supporting them in confronting terrorism and the threats posed by ISIS terrorists, and the importance of Border security protection.

 

The Commander-in-Chief of the International Coalition Forces in Iraq and Syria referred to “the progress made regarding security coordination and cooperation between the Peshmerga and the Iraqi army in combating terrorism, especially in the past year, stressing the importance of strengthening this coordination in order to bridge the existing security gaps in the areas covered by Article 140 of the Constitution.”

Barzani thanked, according to the statement, "the United States and the coalition forces for their continuous support for the Peshmerga forces in the war on terrorism, and for the reforms in the joints of the Peshmerga Ministry."

He also gave "a briefing on the results of the high government delegation's visit to Baghdad and the meeting with the federal prime minister, especially with regard to strengthening cooperation and security coordination between the Peshmerga and the Iraqi army."

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I’m glad to hear this for the security of the Iraqis. My personal belief is if the U.S. and NATO militaries completely leaves Iraq, ISIS, or some other like group,  will return to Iraq and wreck havoc again. 

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Al-Sudani: Iraq still needs US forces, and it is not impossible to balance our relations with Washington and Tehran

January 15, 2023

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Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani defended the presence of American forces in Iraq and did not specify a timetable for her withdrawal.

Al-Sudani added, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, published on Sunday, that the need To the foreign forces are still in place and that the elimination of the terrorist organization Daesh needs more time Referring to the American and NATO forces that train and assist Iraqi units in combating Islamic State militants, but remain largely untouched by the actual fighting.

Observers do not expect Al-Sudani's statement to arouse the discontent of the militias, as it was in previous periods   , since the ruling was in force Subject to the coordinating framework

Al-Sudani, who took office last October, told the newspaper that he intends to send a high-level delegation to Washington to hold talks with US officials next month.

Deputy Prime Minister Fawad Hussein had announced that he would go to Washington on the eighth of February Next to discuss bilateral affairs.

He went on to say that he did not consider it impossible for Iraq to have good relations with Iran and the United States at same time

The Sudanese government, which gained confidence after a year of sometimes bloody clashes, relies on the support of political parties Pro-Iranian dominate parliament. Iraq also relies heavily on gas and electricity from its eastern neighbor.

The Iraqi government faces enormous expectations from Iraqis who are exhausted by a serious economic and social crisis.

At the end of November, the Iraqi Prime Minister visited Tehran, which saw promises to enhance cooperation on the matter the security and economic levels.

In the interview, which was published on Sunday, Mohamed Shiaa Al-Sudani was also keen to show friendliness towards the United States, which is It continues to tighten its tone against the Iranian regime. He told the newspaper that he wanted to send a high-ranking delegation to Washington Soon, perhaps as a prelude to a meeting between him and President Joe Biden.   On the other hand, the President of the Republic in Iraq, Abdul Latif Rashid, and the ministers, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, confirmed, Sunday, the need to expedite the approval of the general budget.

Some popular activities are calling for the necessity of subjecting the budget to a deep feasibility study that is consistent with the reality of the implementation and implementation of projects Major outlets to block the expected corruption. And the Presidency of the Republic said in a statement, “The President of the Republic, Abdel Latif Jamal Rashid, received today, President Council of Ministers, Muhammad Shia’a al-Sudani,” noting that “during the meeting, they discussed general developments on The national level and the importance of proceeding with the implementation of the government's ministerial program, especially what is directly related to the requirements and needs citizens, in order to achieve the best services for them.

The statement added that "the need to expedite the approval of the general budget was emphasized."

And the President of the Republic indicated his “readiness to approve it as soon as it is received, in order to start implementing the practical steps necessary to develop Service reality. Al-Sudani briefed the President of the Republic on the results of his visit to Germany and his meetings with senior officials there Cooperation and investment projects with the European side in various sectors, especially in the field of electricity, gas and energy investment And other projects related to infrastructure development.

And the presidency continued, “The meeting discussed the expected participation of the President of the Republic in the World Economic Forum in Davos, and endeavors Iraq to strengthen its relations with its friends in order to advance the country and support investment and the private sector through the enactment of legislation The necessary and required facilities that facilitate the participation of international companies in the construction and reconstruction process and benefit from investment partnerships from In order to improve service and living conditions.

Iraq had already participated in previous sessions of Davos at the presidential level during the last two decades without To   show any interest in the situation in Iraq.

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Agence France-Presse: Al-Sudani is preparing to meet with Biden and showing friendliness to America, which is tightening its policies against Iran

 

January 16, 2023

Baghdad / Obelisk: Agence France-Presse considered that an interview published by the Wall Street Journal, Sunday, with Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, showed Sudani's keenness to please the United States, which continues to intensify its tone against Iran.

Al-Sudani told the newspaper that he wants to send a high-level delegation to Washington soon, perhaps as a prelude to a meeting between him and President Joe Biden.

Al-Sudani considered that his country is still at the present time “in need of foreign forces” present in it, most of which are American, according to what came in an interview published Sunday by the Wall Street Journal.

"We believe we need foreign forces," said Al-Sudani, who has held the post since the end of October, adding, "It will take some time to eliminate ISIS."

"We do not need forces to fight inside Iraqi territory," he said, explaining that "the threat to Iraq stems from the infiltration of (extremist organization) cells from Syria."

The United States has about two thousand military personnel in Iraq to carry out training and advisory missions.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is also carrying out a non-combat mission in Iraq, in which, according to its website, “hundreds” of personnel from several member states or NATO partners (Australia, Finland and Sweden) participate.

According to the French Agency, the Sudanese government, which gained confidence after a year of bloody clashes, sometimes relies on the support of parties allied to Iran that dominate parliament. Iraq also relies heavily on gas and electricity from its eastern neighbor.

The Iraqi government faces enormous expectations from Iraqis who are exhausted by a serious economic and social crisis.

At the end of November, the Iraqi Prime Minister visited Tehran, which saw promises of strengthening cooperation on the security and economic levels.

In a related context, there are talks about a dispute between the Sudanese government and the Shiite parties that support it over the position on the American presence in Iraq.

Ali al-Ghanmi, a member of the political bureau in the Euphrates Movement, led by Prime Minister Muhammad al-Sudani, said about the differences within the coordination framework or the state administration coalition over the relationship with the United States, according to his statements published in local media.

Al-Ghanimi, a former deputy, explained that some political parties - he did not name them - have reservations about the relationship with Washington because of the airport incident. in order to.

It is hoped that Al-Sudani's protocol visit to Washington will discuss the joint security file between Baghdad and Washington, especially with the presence of an escalation by the armed factions against the American presence.

The leader of the Sayyid al-Shuhada Brigades, Abbas al-Zaidi, revealed to Al-Masalla the resistance's dissatisfaction with the actions of the government of Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani.

Al-Sudani had stressed the importance of continuing joint work, especially in the field of advising and training the Iraqi forces, which are fighting the confrontation against terrorism effectively and professionally.

Al-Zaidi told Al-Masalla: We reject the intervention of the US embassy in the Iraqi issue, warning against complete submission to the occupation, as there is no specific ceiling for the goals and projects of the aggressive occupation in Iraq or the region across Iraq.

A member of the House of Representatives, Jassim Al-Moussawi, directed a request to Parliament regarding the presence of foreign forces on Iraqi soil, and while he confirmed that the US forces had caused major violations to the country, he considered Washington's allegations of providing aid to Iraq as "false."

Maqarat expects that the current government is aware of the impact of the escalation on the internal political and economic situation, and that it does not want the relationship with Washington to deteriorate.

And the leader in the framework, Mahmoud Al-Hayani, considered the talk about the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq unreal, and just a media talk.

In light of the security calm during the Sudanese era until now, it is not known whether it was a temporary truce decision, or a framework government decision to coexist permanently with the American presence in Iraq.

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American newspaper: Al-Sudani intends to send a high-ranking delegation to Washington.. This is his mission

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{Politics: Al Furat News} Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani revealed - quoting an American newspaper - that he "intends to send a high-level delegation to Washington for talks with US officials next month" regarding the future presence of US and international coalition forces in the country.

According to the Wall Street Journal, which conducted an interview with Al-Sudani, the latter "defended the presence of US forces in his country, and did not set a timetable for their withdrawal," according to the newspaper.
It quoted Al-Sudani as saying, "The need for foreign forces still exists, and the elimination of ISIS requires more time," referring to the US and NATO forces that train and assist Iraqi units in combating the terrorist organization, but they remain untouched. Very much actual combat.
The prime minister added that Iraq "desires that its relations with Washington be similar to those enjoyed by the oil and gas producing countries in the region."
He said, "I do not see it impossible for Iraq to have good relations with Iran and the United States."
Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani said during his visit to Germany on Friday that "Iraq today does not need combat forces. What exists is an advisory team for training and information support," stressing that "the entire Iraqi security apparatus is capable of deterring terrorism, and has reached a stage of readiness to maintain security." across the country.”
And he indicated that "the presence of the advisory teams of the international coalition is currently being reviewed by the security services, to determine professionally and technically the size of the training missions and the quality of the tasks, and the period that the security forces need in order to be able to develop their capabilities."

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'emphasizing the need for foreign forces'

Sudanese wants to build a 'solid' relationship with Washington

2023.01.15 - 19:04

 

Baghdad - Nas  

Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani told the Wall Street Journal on Sunday that his country still needs the presence of foreign forces in the country to eliminate what remains of ISIS.  

  

  

 

  

The newspaper quoted al-Sudani as saying (January 15, 2023), that "inside Iraq, we do not need combat forces... If there is a threat to Iraq, it is the penetration of (ISIS) cells throughout Syria." He pointed out that the elimination of the organization needs more time .  

  

Al-Sudani said that among the reasons for keeping the foreign forces in his country is that they provide a logistical center to resupply the American forces fighting the remnants of ISIS in Syria, a mission that he stressed contributed to preventing the resurgence of the organization .  

  

According to the newspaper, about 900 American soldiers are stationed in Syria .  

  

Solid relationships  

The Prime Minister also expressed his country's desire to build strong relations with the United States, expressing his hope that Iraq would have good relations with Iran and the United States, especially since "achieving good relations with Washington and Tehran at the same time is not impossible ."  

  

He continued, "US President Joe Biden is different from his predecessors, and he is fully aware of the Iraqi situation," stressing that Iraq will send a delegation to Washington to hold talks with officials there .  

  

On December 30, the US Central Command reported that its forces and allies in Iraq and Syria managed to bring down about 700 ISIS militants during the year 2022, but warned of the organization's desire to "strike outside the region, and continue to work with affiliates around the world ." .  

  

The US command said in a statement that it and the partner forces carried out "hundreds of operations against the (ISIS) organization in Iraq and Syria, which led to its deterioration and the removal of a cadre of senior leaders from the battlefield," including the leader of the organization, in addition to dozens of regional leaders and hundreds of fighters .  

  

It indicated that its operations during 2022 resulted in "the arrest of 215 people and the elimination of 466 (ISIS) members in Syria," in addition to "the arrest of 159 members and the death of no less than 220 people in Iraq," stressing that the operations "did not result in injury or injury." The fall of any of the soldiers of the American forces ."  

  

On December 25, the Security Media Cell in Iraq announced the arrest of 8 "terrorists" wanted by the judiciary in accordance with the provisions of the Terrorism Law, while the Ministry of Interior said that it intends to carry out "painful strikes" against ISIS .  

  

A statement by the cell stated that the arrest operation was based on accurate intelligence information of the departments and divisions of the intelligence and security services of the Basra, Maysan and Anbar Operations Command, in cooperation with intelligence and a force from the brigades of those commands, explaining that tight ambushes were set up in separate areas of the governorates, which resulted in the arrest of the wanted persons .  

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Report: Al-Sudani shakes the postulates of the loyalists, in statements to an American newspaper

2023.01.16 - 09:45

 

Baghdad - people  

This is how the London-based Al-Arab newspaper described statements made by the Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia'a al-Sudani, regarding the need for the American forces to remain, and said that they "shook the postulates of the loyalists."  

  

  

  

A report by the newspaper, followed by "NAS", (January 16, 2023) cited the statements of Al-Sudani, who stated that his country still "needs the foreign forces" present in it, most of which are American, according to what was stated in an interview published Sunday by the Wall Street Journal.  

  

"We believe that we need foreign forces," said Al-Sudani, who has held the position since the end of October, adding, "It will take some time to eliminate the Islamic State."  

  

"We do not need forces to fight inside Iraqi territory," he said, explaining that "the threat to Iraq stems from the infiltration of (extremist organization) cells from Syria."  

  

The United States has about two thousand military personnel in Iraq to carry out training and advisory missions.  

  

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is also carrying out a non-combat mission in Iraq, in which, according to its website, “hundreds” of personnel who come from member states or partners of the alliance (Australia, Finland and Sweden) participate.  

  

In the interview, which was published on Sunday, Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani was also keen to show friendliness towards the United States, which continues to intensify its tone against the Iranian regime.  

  

He told the newspaper that he wanted to send a high-level delegation to Washington soon, perhaps as a prelude to a meeting between him and President Joe Biden.  

  

According to the London-based newspaper, these statements came as a surprise, despite al-Sudani's desire to calm down and not raise security problems with the United States, after the state factions' attacks on American bases decreased since he assumed power.  

  

"I don't think it is impossible for Iraq to have a good relationship with both Iran and the United States," said Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani.  

  

Al-Sudani's government, which gained confidence after a year of sometimes bloody clashes, relies on the support of pro-Iranian parties that dominate parliament. Iraq also relies heavily on gas and electricity from its eastern neighbor.  

  

The Iraqi government faces great expectations from the Iraqis, who are exhausted by the serious economic and social crisis the country is witnessing.  

  

At the end of last November, the Iraqi Prime Minister visited Tehran, which saw promises to enhance cooperation on the security and economic levels.  

  

Observers of the newspaper expect that Al-Sudani will wage a battle with the lobby that controls the electricity sector in Iraq and is linked to Iran, after he announced the signing of an agreement with Siemens.  

  

Signing the agreement, for which he pledged to provide the necessary financing, means allowing the German company to extract gas and convert it into electricity, which represents a blow to Iran and its proxies in the country.  

  

"We prepared the financial allocations for the implementation of the memorandum, and it differs from previous memorandums of understanding, as securing the financial allocations was the most important obstacle," Al-Sudani said in statements to Deutsche Welle.  

  

Al-Sudani explicitly opposed the process of burning Iraqi gas and importing this substance from Iran, saying, “One of the problems is that the gas associated with most of the oil production is burned, while Iraq is forced to import gas to secure the operation of power plants.”  

  

He added, "The volume of associated gas is large, and it can contribute to generating more than 7,000 megawatts, which is frankly a burning of money."  

  

He considered that corruption was one of the factors that contributed to the lack of advancement in the electricity sector, in addition to poor planning and security incidents that negatively affected the overall plans.  

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Sudanese rights movement: Expelling the Americans from Iraq is a binding decision

2023-01-17 04:58

 

 

Shafaq News/ Today, Tuesday, the Human Rights Movement commented on the statements of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia'a al-Sudani, in which he defended the presence of American forces in Iraq.

The Secretary-General of the movement, Saeed al-Saray, told Shafaq News agency, "There is a decision issued by the Iraqi parliament regarding the removal of all foreign forces from Iraq, led by the American forces, and this decision is binding on implementation by the government of Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani, and there is a political and popular push to implement this decision." ".

 

 

 

Al-Saray said, "The failure of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani to implement the decision to expel the American forces and defend this presence will push us to take political positions, and for this the decision must be implemented in accordance with the legal and diplomatic frameworks."

He added, "Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani is urgently required to clarify his statements, which were reported by the Wall Street Journal, regarding his defense of the American presence, since this presence is illegal and these forces are occupying forces."

The Wall Street Journal reported, on Sunday (January 15), that Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani "defended the presence of American forces in his country, and did not set a timetable for their withdrawal."

The newspaper quoted Al-Sudani as saying, "The need for foreign forces still exists, and the elimination of ISIS requires more time," referring to the US and NATO forces that train and assist Iraqi units in combating the terrorist organization, but they remain untouched. Much more than actual combat.

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The framework assigns Al-Sudani with a "suicide" mission in Washington... a "financial truce" to secure employees' salaries

2023-01-20 16:07

 

 

 

 Shafaq News/ The least that can be described as an economic catastrophe threatens liquidity and casts a shadow over the country of black gold. This is how the financial scene in Iraq may look, amid the dwindling of the near solutions, "The dollar or the dinar?"... This time, both are in the boat of no return.

 

 

 

The British "Middle East Eye" website, in a report translated by Shafaq News Agency, highlighted the deep gap in Iraqi money, after the American crackdown on corruption and dollar smuggling, through the global money machine "the Federal Reserve" or as the Iraqis have come to know it well, "the bank". Federal".

 

The dinar is disappearing

 

The currency auction crisis, new and old at the same time, but it is heading towards complexity in the coming days, especially after the tax secretariat scandal known as the “theft of the century”, the average month of October 2022, which consists of the theft of 2.5 billion dollars, or a little more, which It resulted in the imposition of strict restrictions and unprecedented US tracking since 2003, to weigh heavily on the Iraqi people and cause the collapse of daily trade in dollars through the currency auction run by the Central Bank of Iraq.

 

The government is now facing a shortage of dinars, which has left it struggling to pay public sector salaries and meet its other monthly obligations, a senior official at the Central Bank of Iraq, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told MEE, stressing that "the problem Iraq faces is Dinars are scarce, not dollars.”

 

The Iraqi government needs at least eight trillion dinars (about $5.5 billion) per month to pay the salaries of government employees, retirees, social welfare beneficiaries, victims of terrorism, and others, and this is largely guaranteed through the currency auction.

 

Most of this liquidity comes from Iraqi oil revenues, which have been paid since 2003 in dollars into an account maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

 

The US Treasury transfers $10 billion annually to the Central Bank of Iraq from oil sales revenues, in order to boost its balance in foreign currency.

 

This amount is also delivered in cash in four installments. Officials said all dollars are new and have serial numbers on file with the Federal Reserve for easy tracking.

 

Then the Central Bank of Iraq sells dollars through a foreign currency auction and other channels to obtain dinars for the Ministry of Finance.

 

Now the drop in dollar sales has caused a shortage of dinars for Iraq's central bank, and even at its peak the auction usually didn't raise enough to meet the $275m the government needs each day.

 

This shortage of currency shares held by the central bank is usually covered by internal loans between the bank and the government, by printing more currencies, or by other financial activities.

 

The Iraqi parliament has not yet approved the federal budget for 2023, but the amounts allocated for salaries and compensation in the proposed budget, which must be paid in local currency, amount to about 100 trillion dinars ($68 billion) during the current year.

 

And the British website quoted a senior official in the Central Bank of Iraq as saying, "The bank currently owns about 83 trillion dinars (56 billion dollars) only, so there is a need for quick solutions."

 

new coin

 

Another central bank official stated, according to the site, that "the foreign currency auction window is the only way to restore the Iraqi currency, so if auction sales remain low, the central bank will have to issue a new edition of the local currency."

 

The official added, "The issuance of a new edition of the currency would reduce the value of the dinar and further raise the inflation rate."

 

Frame and dollar

 

In this regard, the Middle East Eye report revealed the details of a meeting held by the Shiite Coordination Framework (the largest political coalition supporting the government), which was restricted to senior leaders only, along with Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani and the Governor of the Central Bank, Mustafa Ghaleb. Witnessed a discussion of the rise of the dollar and the crisis in the Iraqi markets.

 

During their meeting with Al-Sudani and Ghaleb, the leaders of the coordination framework rejected the governor's proposal to issue a new edition of the dinar, considering it "a danger that would add new burdens on the shoulders of the government and the citizen."

 

Instead, he urged the framework leaders, Sudanese and Ghalib, to go to Washington to "seek to negotiate a six-month truce before new measures take effect, to allow the government and the central bank to prepare."

 

They also called on Al-Sudani, to address the American side to "reduce the audits imposed by the Federal Reserve, to make the procedures for external financial transfers faster, to increase the number of official sales outlets in dollars, and to tighten control over the smuggling of dollars through the Kurdistan Region, as well."

 

Meanwhile, the British website quoted Iraqi officials as saying, "We know that the new measures strengthen the Iraqi economy despite the great pressure it exerts on everyone, but this will not last for a long time and will reduce corruption in the currency auction."

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Expert expert: This is the 'only solution' to the dollar crisis and to stop the bleeding of the dinar

2023.01.21 - 10:11

https://www.nasnews.com/view.php?cat=100699

 

  

Baghdad - Nas  

Nabil al-Marsoumi, an expert and professor of economics at the University of Basra, on Saturday proposed a "single solution" to the dollar crisis and stop the bleeding of the Iraqi dinar.  

  

 

Al-Marsoomi said in a post entitled "How can the bleeding of the Iraqi dinar be stopped?" "The only solution currently available to stop the deterioration of the exchange rate of the dinar against the dollar lies in the formation of a high-level government delegation headed by the Sudanese or the Minister of Finance with the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq and travel to Washington to discuss the possibility of postponing the work of the electronic platform at the US Federal Bank for a period ranging from 6 months to a year, which prohibits 80% or more of daily dollar transfers to Iraq, which totaled in "The former has more than $250 million in some days, partly because of insufficient information about the destination of the money or other mistakes."  

  

He added: "Therefore, Iraqi banks need some time to adapt to the requirements and rules of compliance with the supervision imposed by the US Federal Bank, and except for that, other solutions seem patchwork, including the sale of cash to travelers and even the idea of distributing part of the salaries of employees in dollars will not touch the essence of the problem related to the restriction of bank transfers, meaning that the problem is not in cash dollars, but in import dollars or hawala dollars, which constitute about 60% of the Central Bank's sales of US dollars, as well as the distribution of salaries in dollars. "It will eventually lead to increased smuggling to countries that the United States describes as hostile to it, namely Iran and Syria, which the United States does not allow at all."  

  

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Expert expert: This is the 'only solution' to the dollar crisis and to stop the bleeding of the dinar

2023.01.21 - 10:11

 

Baghdad - Nas  

On Saturday, the expert and professor of economics at the University of Basra, Nabil Al-Marsoumi, presented a "single solution" to the dollar crisis and stopping the bleeding of the Iraqi dinar.  

  

 

  

Al-Marsoumi said in a post entitled "How can the bleeding of the Iraqi dinar be stopped?", Followed by "NAS" (January 21, 2023), that "the only solution currently available to stop the deterioration of the exchange rate of the dinar against the dollar lies in the formation of a high-level government delegation headed by the Sudanese or The Minister of Finance with the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq and travel to Washington to discuss the possibility of postponing work on the electronic platform at the US Federal Bank for a period ranging from 6 months to a year, which prohibits 80% or more of daily dollar transfers to Iraq, which previously totaled more than 250 One million dollars on some days, for reasons including insufficient information regarding the destination of these funds or because of other errors.  

  

He added: "Therefore, Iraqi banks need some time to adapt to the requirements and rules of compliance with the supervision imposed by the US Federal Bank, and with the exception of that, other solutions appear to be patchwork, including the cash sale to travelers, and even the idea of distributing part of the employees' salaries in dollars will not affect the essence of the problem related to restricting bank transfers, that is, The problem is not with cash dollars, but rather with import dollars or hawala dollars, which constitute about 60% of the central bank’s sales of US dollars, in addition to the fact that the distribution of salaries in dollars will eventually increase its smuggling to countries the United States describes as hostile to it, namely Iran and Syria, which it does not allow. United States at all.  

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Sudanese will visit Washington and "come up with an appropriate solution" to the dollar crisis - urgent

Leader in the framework: Sudanese will visit Washington and "come up with an appropriate solution" to the dollar crisis - Urgent » Baghdad Today News Agency

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Baghdad Today-Baghdad

Fadel al-Fatlawi, a leader in the coordination framework, said on Sunday that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani will visit the United States within two weeks from now.

Fatlawi said in an interview with (Baghdad Today), that "a delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein will precede the Sudanese next week to go to Washington for the purpose of preparing for the arrival of the Prime Minister to meet the Americans to discuss several files, the most important of which is the dollar," adding: "After two weeks from now, the Sudanese will visit Washington."

He predicted that "the prime minister will come up with an appropriate solution and that the issue of the rise will end within days and the price will return between 1450 to 1470 per 100 dollars."

Over the past two weeks, there have been reports of an upcoming visit by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, without official confirmation.

The leader of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, said in televised statements followed by (Baghdad Today), on Saturday, that "the dollar crisis will be prolonged, and it is linked to the presence of smuggling of hard currency," noting that "the only solution to the dollar crisis is to negotiate with the American side."

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Nothing quite like the Iraqi 2 Step when it comes to dealing with a " Crisis. "

The Histrionics driving this Tom Foolery is impressive. We know these people aren't as stupid as they make out to be...all by design. A most clever mob O criminal politicians.

Just how long they intend on keeping this up & whether or not they'll even have a globally recognized IQD this year is anyone's guess. Maliki is still very much in control. Could be he's just not inclined to quit his nefarious & stealing ways no matter what the UN, IMF or WB says: not that it really matters.