Search
8 RESULTS
- Urgency level L3 Important NewsGeopolitics & Conflict
Iraq appoints U.S.-sanctioned Laith al-Khazali deputy prime minister
Iraq's parliament voted October 15 to appoint U.S.-sanctioned Laith al-Khazali among three deputy prime ministers and approved eleven ministerial posts. The migration portfolio remains unresolved; no new U.S. measures are confirmed.
- Urgency level L3 Important NewsTrade, Tariffs & Sanctions
U.S. sanctions Iran-linked exchange and banking network, including Iraqi bank
OFAC added 16 individuals and nine Iran-related entities to its sanctions list October 15, including an Iraqi bank and Iranian exchange companies; a separate Cuban bank designation appeared in the same notice.
- Urgency level L3 Important NewsMacro Economy
Iraq formally devalues dinar amid disrupted oil revenues and fiscal pressure
Iraq's cabinet approved a new official dinar-dollar rate structure on October 6, effective October 7, raising the public dollar selling rate to 1,520 dinars. The change is a material sovereign exchange-rate policy decision discovered during the 24-hour recovery sweep, not an event from the current 75-minute window.
- Urgency level L3 Important NewsMacro Economy
Iraq devalues dinar about 14.5% as oil-export disruption strains state finances
Iraq has implemented a new exchange-rate structure that sets the public dollar rate at 1,520 dinars, roughly 14.5% weaker than the prior official rate, as disruption to oil exports from the regional war pressures government revenue and foreign-currency flows.
- Urgency level L3 Important NewsEnergy
Iraq Sends State Crude Tanker Through Effectively Closed Strait of Hormuz
Iraq's state-owned Oil Tanker Company says it transported 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude through the Strait of Hormuz aboard a VLCC after securing Iranian permission, its first such operation in decades. The transit creates a notable controlled exception to Iran's effective wartime closure of the strait but does not establish generalized reopening.
- Urgency level L3 Important NewsGeopolitics & Conflict
U.S.-Led Coalition Formally Ends Operation Inherent Resolve Mission in Iraq
The United States and coalition partners formally concluded Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq after completing the withdrawal of forces and equipment from Erbil Air Base, shifting responsibility to Iraqi forces while retaining bilateral training and intelligence support.
- Urgency level L3 Important NewsGeopolitics & Conflict
U.S. forces complete withdrawal from remaining Iraq bases
U.S. forces are withdrawing from their remaining bases in Iraq, completing a departure agreed in 2024 and ending the residual U.S. military presence as Iran-backed militias and Islamic State remain security concerns.
- Urgency level L3 Important NewsGeopolitics & Conflict
U.S. Forces Set to Complete Final Withdrawal from Iraq
U.S. forces are set to leave their final bases in Iraq by September 30, completing a withdrawal agreed in 2024 and ending the remaining U.S.-led coalition military presence while Iraqi officials warn of potential security gaps involving Islamic State and Iran-aligned militias.