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Article: "US Congressman Calls for Immediate Sanctions on Iraq’s Rafidain Bank, Accuses Baghdad of Starving Kurds" Quote: "U.S. Representative Joe Wilson has called on the U.S. Treasury Department to impose sanctions on Iraq’s state-owned Rafidain Bank,
accusing it of laundering billions of dollars for Iraqi militias while the Iraqi government withholds salaries from Kurdish public sector employees...
Wilson’s statement signals a growing push among U.S. lawmakers for a tougher stance on Iraq’s financial sector, particularly amid rising tensions between Washington and Iran-aligned actors in the region."