Exclusive: Iraq braces for US sanctions over Iran militia links

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Exclusive: Iraq braces for US sanctions over Iran militia links

Iraq is bracing itself for possible US sanctions if the government does not disarm Iran-linked Iraqi armed factions and break its ties with Tehran. There are growing calls in Washington for financial and economic sanctions against Baghdad to pressure the country to disarm and dismantle militias with strong links to Iran. One particular focus of the US administration is on Iran-supplied drones and medium-range missiles which some of the Iran-back…

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The senior official told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that the Trump administration is seeking to ban specific weapons. • An Iraqi parliamentarian's assessment is that his government is unable to force the militias to disarm. • He added that in such a case, he believes that economic sanctions will be imposed on the country.