Iraq Deplores ‘Currency Attack’ as Dollars Flow to Syria, Iran QBy Khalid Al-Ansary and Nayla Razzouk - Jan 12, 2012 3:22 AM ET . inShare.2 More Business ExchangeBuzz up!DiggPrint Email ...Iraq’s central bank said it’s under a “currency attack” as traders buy U.S. dollars in daily auctions and resell them on the black market in Syria and Iran, which face hard currency shortages due to sanctions. Demand for the greenback at the central bank auctions has risen since November to about $200