STATUS OF THE RV. PART. 5
☹ Also in the news this period is an article titled “LEADER IN THE FRAMEWORK: AMERICA IS EXPLOITING IRAQ’S MONEY IN THE FEDERAL BANK TO UNDERMINE ITS AUTONOMY”.
The leader of the Coordination Framework, Salam al-Zubaidi, confirmed today, Saturday, that the United States is exerting security and political pressure on Iraq in a number of files, including oil, and undermining its autonomy through the money it deposits in the US Federal Bank.
Al-Zubaidi said in an interview with /Al-Maalouma/ agency, that “America is exerting pressure on Iraq politically and security-wise, while Iraq has autonomy and decisions that must be respected by everyone,” indicating that “exporting oil is an internal matter that does not concern the United States, even if the money from Iraqi exports goes to the US Federal Reserve, which undermines Iraq’s autonomy in this matter.”
This article is referring to blackmail by the U.S. holding Iraq oil revenues in the DFI fund in NYC banks. The U.S. uses this money as leverage to get what they want even though Iraq has been fully out of Chapter VII sanctions since Dec 2022.
Since this time this money in the DFI should have been released to Iraq and put into their sovereign fund that Saleh has talked about creating in many articles. Of course, Iraq should also be able to get off the petro-dollar for oil sales too. This was part of the sanctions, which are now released. Why won’t the US let them?
☹Then in another article we see proof of what the leader Salam al-Zubaidi, told us on Saturday, that the United States is exerting security and political pressure on Iraq in a number of files, including oil. Take a peek at another article titled “REUTERS: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION GIVES IRAQ A CHOICE BETWEEN QUICKLY RESUMING KURDISH OIL EXPORTS OR FACING SANCTIONS”. The United States of America threatened, today, Friday, February 21, 2025, the federal government in Iraq with sanctions if the Kurdistan Region’s oil exports are not resumed quickly. Reuters quoted sources as saying: “The administration of President Donald Trump asked Iraq to resume (Kurdish) oil exports quickly or face sanctions alongside Iran.” Do you now see the situation in Iraq when I say its “an uphill battle” to get back their national sovereignty? When will Iraq truly be a free nation again? I though we fought a war to free Iraq from tyranny. Did we free them from the mouth of one tiger into the mouth of another? Folks it been 20 years since the end of the war!
Can you see how many of these article are interconnected. The news is not stand alone but gives us a picture of the situation going on in Iraq. We don’t need some idiot secret contact lying to us.
😊 Yes, there is a bit of good news too today. In the article titled “THE DOLLAR DECLINES IN IRAQ.. STABILITY OR TEMPORARY CALM?” Today, Tuesday, the local Iraqi black markets witnessed a noticeable decline in the exchange rate of the dollar against the dinar. The dollar breaking the 150,000 dinar barrier for the first time in months is a positive development, but it does not necessarily mean that the crisis is over.
The matter remains subject to the ability of the government and the Central Bank to maintain this stability and prevent speculation that may return the dollar to its upward path again. Is this decline the beginning of an economic breakthrough, or just a temporary break before a new wave of increases? All I can add to this is I hope this trend continues but I have to also say that unless they get of the sole peg to the US dollar they will continue to suffer. Will the US support this effort now that Trump is president? Will the Trump administration have a new change in foreign policy for Iraq for the better or worse for Iraq? So, far it is leaning to the worse side….. just saying…
I encourage everyone to continue our prayers. These are the prayers that God wants to hear. He needs to know your concerns and wants to help.