🇮🇶🔥 A CONVERGENCE OF EVENTS: IS IRAQ MOVING CLOSER TO “DELETE THE ZEROS”? 🏦💵
MNT GOAT’s latest report points to what she describes as aconvergence of major developments inside Iraq, with several financial, economic, security, and institutional reforms now moving at the same time. 🇮🇶📊
🏦 THE MOST IMPORTANT UPDATE: HER CBI CONTACT
According to MNT GOAT, hercontact inside the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI)told her that legislation has beenwritten to carry out the removal of zeros from the Iraqi dinar.
The legislation was reportedly discussed during a recent meeting involving:
🏦 The CBI 🏛️ The Finance Committee
👔 Al-Zaidi’s financial advisors 🇮🇶 Government officials
According to her contact, the purpose of the meeting was toreview the bill before it was forwarded to Parliament.
📜 MNT GOAT says the legislation is now moving through the parliamentary process.
❓ CAN THE CBI REJECT IT?
MNT GOAT says she specifically asked her CBI contact whether the Central Bank could still reject the removal of zeros if Parliament approves the legislation.
Her contact reportedly answeredYES.
However, she also reportedly said thata rejection does not appear likely at this stage, because the CBI has already been discussing the issue with the Government of Iraq.
MNT GOAT interprets this as an important indication that the Government would probably not have moved forward with the legislation without expecting significant cooperation from the CBI.
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🔥 WHY DOES SHE CALL THIS A “CONVERGENCE OF EVENTS”?
Because Delete the Zeros is not the only major process underway.
At the same time, Iraq is working on:
🚛ASYCUDA— expanding and completing customs modernization 📊Performance-Based Budgeting— preparing the 2027 budget under a new framework 🌎WTO Accession— advancing key files related to Iraq’s membership 💰Financial Reforms— strengthening the economy and attracting investment 🛡️Security & State Sovereignty— addressing armed factions and militias
🏦Monetary Reform— moving toward restructuring the currency
MNT GOAT believes these developments could bepieces of the same larger transformation of Iraq’s economic and financial system.
📅 THE TIMELINE SHE IS WATCHING
According to her analysis:
2026 →Legislative and financial reforms accelerate ⬇️ Fall 2026 →Potential implementation of Delete the Zeros ⬇️ January 2027 →Potential reinstatement target 🇮🇶💱
The major question now is what happens next with thelegislation in Parliament and the Central Bank’s role in executing the currency change.
🔥The key takeaway:MNT GOAT says her CBI contact has indicated that the legislation for removing the zeros has been written and is moving toward Parliament—and that, while the CBI technically retains the ability to reject the process,her contact does not believe rejection is likely given the discussions already taking place between the CBI and the Iraqi government.
🇮🇶🏦💵Multiple pieces appear to be moving simultaneously. The next major signal could come from Parliament—or directly from the CBI.
🇮🇶🔥 MNT GOAT: IS IRAQ PREPARING FOR “DELETE THE ZEROS” IN LATE 2026 — WITH JANUARY 2027 IN SIGHT? 💵🏦
MNT GOAT’s latest report highlights what she describes as anew sense of urgency inside Iraq surrounding the “Delete the Zeros” monetary reform, and once again, the key information comes from hercontact within the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI).🇮🇶🏦
According to MNT GOAT, her CBI contact told her that the situation involving Iraq’s cash circulation has become“critical” and “urgent.”The main issue involves the shortage and hoarding of the250, 500, and 1,000 dinar notes, which she says represent a major portion of the currency that should be circulating through the economy.
💰THE LIQUIDITY PROBLEM
MNT GOAT says her CBI contact previously explained that as much as8 trillion dinarscould be tied up in hoarded currency.
Citizens withdraw cash, use it for purchases, receive change in the smaller denominations, and then continue holding those notes outside the banking system. Because Iraq still relies heavily on cash in areas affected by inconsistent electricity and limited electronic-payment usage, the CBI must continue producing additional physical currency to maintain liquidity. 💵🔄
According to her contact, the bigger problem isnot simply getting money into the banks—it is keeping the money inside the banking system.
🏦 WHY DOES “DELETE THE ZEROS” BECOME IMPORTANT?
MNT GOAT says her CBI contact explained that the current situation is becoming increasingly difficult to manage because so much physical currency is being held outside the banking system.
Her report says the CBI is planning to address this through a structured currency reform:
➡️ Existing notes would be subject to the redenomination process. ➡️ A timeline would be established for turning in the existing currency. ➡️ Currency that remains hoarded beyond the established period could effectively be removed from the monetary supply. ➡️ The CBI would then introducenew lower denominations and coins. ➡️ The objective would be to restore liquidity to the banking system and bring previously missing currency back into the formal monetary cycle. 🏦💵
📅 JANUARY 2027 — A NEW TARGET?
One of the biggest points in MNT GOAT’s report is her claim thatnew developments are leading her to believe January 2027 is once again being targeted for a potential reinstatement.
If that timeline were to materialize, she believes theremoval of the zeros would need to occur during the latter part of 2026, potentially during the fall, creating the monetary framework necessary for the next stage.
She connects the timing this way:
Fall 2026 → Delete the Zeros / redenomination process ⬇️ Currency restructuring & liquidity recovery ⬇️ January 2027 → Potential reinstatement at a significantly higher rate🇮🇶💱🔥
🚨 THE AUGUST 11 CBI MEETING
MNT GOAT says her CBI contact also attended a meeting inAl-Zaidi’s cabinet conference room on August 11, 2026.
According to her report, the meeting included officials from:
🏛️ The Finance Committee 👔 Al-Zaidi’s financial advisors 🏦 The Central Bank of Iraq
And the major topic?
Restructuring Iraq’s economy and the role that removing the zeros would play in that broader financial reform.
For MNT GOAT, this was one of the most significant developments because her CBI contact was reportedly present at the meeting where the issue was discussed directly among government financial officials and the Central Bank.
🇮🇶 “THE DECISION HAS BEEN FINALIZED”
MNT GOAT also highlights the statement from Communications MinisterMustafa Sanad, who reportedly said that:
“The decision to remove zeros from the Iraqi currency and change it has been finalized.”
According to the report, Sanad also said that implementing the measure would helpbring hoarded funds out of the banking system and return them to the economic cycle.
He estimated that approximately8 trillion dinarscould potentially remain outside the exchange process if holders do not return the currency. 💰🏦
🛡️ THE OTHER PIECE: SECURITY & MILITIAS
MNT GOAT connects the monetary reform to another major development inside Iraq: the effort todisarm armed factions and bring weapons under state control.
According to her interpretation, the Iraqi government is moving toward the monetary reform but is also working to resolve the security situation involving factions that remain outside complete state control.
This makes the current period particularly important in her analysis:
🇮🇶Economic restructuring 🏦CBI monetary reform 💵Delete the Zeros 💳Banking liquidity 🛡️
State security and sovereignty
MNT GOAT believes these pieces are now converging.
🔥THE BIG PICTURE
According to MNT GOAT’s latest information, the urgency surrounding Iraq’s currency situation is increasing, her CBI contact has participated in high-level discussions about the role ofDelete the Zeros, and the Iraqi government is reportedly moving forward with the reform while addressing the remaining security issues.
If the timeline she describes develops as expected,late 2026 could become a critical period for the currency restructuring, with January 2027 potentially representing the next major monetary milestone.🇮🇶💵📅
The key development to watch now iswhat the CBI does next—and whether the monetary authority moves from internal preparation toward an official implementation timeline.🏦👀
🇮🇶💰 IRAQ REOPENS THE PUBLIC FUNDS FILE — AND “DELETE THE ZEROS” RETURNS TO THE REFORM AGENDA 🏦🔥
Iraq is bringing a broad package offinancial, economic, and monetary reformsback into focus, with proposals targeting public spending, corruption, illicit wealth, money laundering, and the structure of the Iraqi monetary system. 🇮🇶📊
💰 WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED?
Among the measures being discussed are:
🔹 Stronger financial-asset disclosure requirements for officials 🔹 Greater scrutiny of unexplained increases in wealth 🔹 Action against illicit enrichment 🔹 Restrictions on receiving multiple government salaries 🔹 Reform of official privileges and allowances 🔹 Reduction and control of government spending 🔹 Recovery of smuggled funds 🔹 Stronger anti-money-laundering measures 🔹 Bringing informal capital back into the formal banking system 🏦
🔥 AND THEN COMES “DELETE THE ZEROS”
One of the most controversial proposals mentioned isremoving zeros from the Iraqi dinar, described as part of a broader strategy to reform Iraq’s monetary system.
The key point is that the article doesnotpresent removing zeros as an isolated currency move.
Instead, it connects the project to:
💵 Money-supply management 🏦 Banking-sector strengthening 📉 Inflation control 💰 Recovery of funds outside the formal system 🔎 Greater financial transparency 🇮🇶 Stronger confidence in the Iraqi dinar
The article also makes an important distinction:removing three zeros does not automatically mean that the dinar gains three zeros of purchasing power.
The success of a redenomination would depend on the broader economic environment and how the transition is implemented acrossprices, salaries, contracts, savings, and commercial transactions.
🏦 THE BIGGER PICTURE
This is where the story becomes particularly interesting.
The proposal placesDelete the Zeros inside a much larger financial transformation:
Control illicit funds ⬇️ Bring informal capital into banks ⬇️ Strengthen the banking system ⬇️ Improve monetary control ⬇️ Reform government spending ⬇️ Strengthen the Iraqi financial system ⬇️ Create the conditions for monetary reform🇮🇶💱
🔥 The message is clear:the battle is not simply about changing the numbers printed on Iraqi banknotes.
It is about restructuring how money moves through the entire Iraqi economy.
And if “Delete the Zeros” eventually moves forward as part of this broader reform program, it could representone component of a much larger transformation of Iraq’s monetary and financial system.🏦🇮🇶💵
IRAQ OPENS THE FILE ON PUBLIC FUNDS: STRIKING AT PRIVILEGES AND REMOVING ZEROS
Amid the financial and economic pressures facing the Iraqi state, the files of public funds, privileges, double salaries, and reforming the monetary system are returning to the forefront of discussion within the House of Representatives, with a set of proposals aimed at rearranging government spending, tightening control over the wealth of officials, and strengthening the position of the Iraqi dinar.
The proposals put forward do not stop at amending one law, but open a wider discussion about the form of the state’s financial management, the size of spending on officials, and the extent to which regulatory institutions are able to uncover illicit funds, leading up to a controversial proposal related to removing zeros from the Iraqi currency.
At the forefront of the files is the proposal to amend the Integrity and Illicit Gains Authority Law, with the aim of tightening the procedures for disclosing financial assets and holding accountable those taxpayers who show a large and unjustified increase in their funds.
This issue is of particular importance in a country that has been suffering for years from the challenges of corruption and abuse of power, since combating illicit enrichment does not depend solely on penalties after the violation has occurred, but requires an effective system to monitor the growth of wealth and link financial declarations to banking, real estate and commercial information.
The proposals also aim to tighten procedures against those who refuse to submit financial disclosure statements, with violators being referred to the judiciary if illicit gains are proven.
The most politically and popularly sensitive issue is related to double salaries and financial privileges, where it was proposed to prevent one person from receiving more than one salary under any title, in addition to reorganizing a set of benefits that officials and employees in state institutions receive.
The idea here is based on a simple principle: Citizens cannot be asked to rationalize their spending while the doors of government privileges remain open without clear limits.
In the same context, one of the proposals includes setting a fixed monthly salary for a member of the House of Representatives worth five million dinars, while regulating allowances and privileges, reducing the number of employees, security personnel, escorts and advisors, in addition to controlling the use of government cars and aircraft and subjecting spending to the control of the competent authorities.
These measures, if they are turned into effective legislation and actually implemented, could provide significant sums for the treasury, but at the same time they will face a difficult political test, because reforming privileges often clashes with the interests of those who benefit from them.
In a parallel track, another proposal emerged concerning the reform of the financial and monetary system, which includes combating money laundering, restricting the movement of funds within official banking channels, recovering smuggled funds, and bringing informal capital into the economic cycle.
But the most controversial proposal is to remove zeros from the Iraqi dinar, or what is known as renaming the currency, as part of a broader strategy to reform the monetary system.
Here, a distinction must be made between removing zeros and increasing the real value of the currency. Removing three zeros, for example, does not automatically mean that citizens have become wealthier or that the purchasing power of the dinar has increased; the success of this step depends on economic stability, controlling inflation, managing the money supply, the strength of the banking system, and citizens’ confidence in the currency.
Therefore, any project to rename the dinar needs careful study and a clear transition mechanism that ensures there is no confusion in prices, contracts, salaries, savings, and commercial transactions.
The Iraqi problem is not just in the form of the currency, but in an entire economic system that needs simultaneous reformsthat include banks, non-oil revenues, government spending, tax evasion, money laundering, the exchange market, and the monetary economy.
Hence, removing zeros, if done alone, may be a mere arithmetic change, whereas if it comes as part of an integrated economic program, it may become part of a broader monetary reform process.
Ultimately, Iraq has an opportunity to reopen the public finance file from a different angle: reducing privileges, combating illicit gains, controlling double salaries, recovering smuggled funds, and reforming the monetary system. But the success of these ideas will not be measured by the number of proposals that reach parliament, but rather by the state’s ability to turn them into fair laws that apply to everyone without exception.
True financial reform does not begin with simply removing three zeros, nor with reducing an official’s salary, but rather with building a state that knows where its money goes, who receives it, and how to protect it from waste and corruption.
The real battle is not with the zeros on the currency, but with the zeros in the accounts of oversight and accountability.
🇮🇶🏦🔥 MNT GOAT: “DELETE THE ZEROS” MAY BE ENTERING A NEW PHASE — CBI CONTACT REVEALS KEY DEVELOPMENTS
MNT GOAT is reporting what she describes asmajor developments surrounding Iraq’s long-discussed “Project to Delete the Zeros.”🇮🇶💵
According to her report, the most important part of the latest information comes from hercontact inside the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI)—who she says was personally involved in a recent high-level meeting concerning the legal changes needed to move the project forward. 🏦📜
🔎 WHAT DID HER CBI CONTACT COMMUNICATE?
MNT GOAT says her CBI contact was theCBI representative who attended an important meeting with the Iraqi government, Ali al-Zaidi, and the head of the Finance Committee.
The meeting reportedly focused onamendments to a long-standing law connected to the removal of zeros from the Iraqi dinar.🇮🇶⚖️
According to MNT GOAT, the necessary amendments were discussed, and the legislation wasforwarded to Parliament for implementation.🏛️📄
Her contact then reportedlytook the information from the meeting back to the CBI, giving MNT GOAT what she considers a direct connection between the legislative process and the Central Bank.
🏦 WHY IS THE CBI CONNECTION IMPORTANT?
The CBI is Iraq’s monetary authority, so MNT GOAT is particularly focused on what the Central Bank will do next.
She says she is now waiting for theCBI itself to publicly confirm that it is moving forward with the process.
The potential sequence she describes is:
📌 Government & Finance Committee discussions ⬇️ 📜 Amendments to the existing legislation ⬇️ 🏛️ Legislation forwarded to Parliament ⬇️ 🇮🇶 Parliamentary action ⬇️ 🏦 CBI confirmation and implementation ⬇️ 📣 Possible public education regarding the currency exchange process ⬇️ 💵 Implementation of the “Delete the Zeros” project
🚨 ANOTHER IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT
MNT GOAT also highlights a recent statement attributed to Iraq’s Communications Minister Mustafa Sanad indicating thatIraq has decided to remove zeros from the dinar and reprint the currency.
She connects this announcement with the information received from her CBI contact and believes the pieces are now beginning to come together around theDelete the Zeros project.🔥🇮🇶
💡 WHAT MNT GOAT IS WATCHING NOW
According to her report, the next major developments to watch are:
🔹 What happens with the legislation in Parliament 🔹 Whether the legal amendments are approved 🔹 When the CBI publicly confirms the project 🔹 Whether the CBI establishes a timeline 🔹 Whether Iraq begins an educational/public-information phase 🔹 How the exchange of existing currency for the new denominations would be carried out
For MNT GOAT, the significance of the latest information is thatDelete the Zeros is no longer being discussed only as a long-term monetary project.She believes the project is now connected to an active process involving theGovernment of Iraq, the Finance Committee, Parliament, and the CBI.🇮🇶🏦📜
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The big question now:What will the CBI communicate publicly once the legislative process moves forward?
Tasnim News Agency reported that Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, heading a high-level parliamentary delegation, will discuss regional developments and strengthen cooperation between Tehran and Baghdad with senior Iraqi officials and leaders.
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🇮🇶🔥 IRAN, IRAQ & THE BREAKING POINT: WHAT IS REALLY AT STAKE?
📰 NEWS SUMMARY
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, is heading a high-level parliamentary delegation to Baghdad to meet with senior Iraqi officials and leaders.
The stated objective is to discuss regional developments and strengthen cooperation between Tehran and Baghdad.
📌 But the timing of this visit is what immediately catches my attention.
Iraq is approaching September 30, the date by which armed militias operating outside state control are expected to move toward disarmament and dissolution.
And now, precisely during this critical period, Tehran is increasing its political engagement with Baghdad. 🇮🇷👀🇮🇶
🇮🇷 ARE WE WATCHING A DESPERATE IRAN?
This is where the analysis begins.
We cannot state as a proven fact that Ghalibaf’s visit is intended to prevent the disarmament of the militias. Additional evidence would be required to establish that.
But the timing is impossible to ignore.
A genuine reduction of the armed structures of pro-Iranian factions inside Iraq would also mean a reduction of one of Tehran’s major mechanisms of political influence inside Iraq.
So the question becomes:
👉 Is Iran trying to preserve its political influence in Baghdad while Iraq prepares to reduce the influence of the militias?
🧩 AND THIS IS WHERE AL-MALIKI ENTERS THE PICTURE...
If we look at the situation from this perspective, the political role of figures historically aligned with Iran becomes even more important.
The issue is not simply WHO holds a political position.
The bigger question is:
❗WHO WILL HAVE INFLUENCE OVER THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE DISARMAMENT TAKES PLACE?
Because there is a massive difference between:
🔴 REAL DISARMAMENT: Weapons are placed under the exclusive control of the Iraqi state and autonomous armed structures disappear.
🟡 A “COSMETIC” DISARMAMENT: The same structures retain influence, resources and political leverage, but operate under a different name or institutional formula.
That distinction could be critical for Iraq’s political future.
💥 REMEMBER WHAT THE CBI CONTACT SAID
I want everyone to remember something we discussed previously.
According to the information from the CBI Contact, Iranian influence inside Iraq would be a determining factor in whether the “Delete the Zeros” project can move forward.
The message was clear:
🇮🇶 IRAQ MUST ELIMINATE IRANIAN INFLUENCE BEFORE THE DELETE THE ZEROS PROJECT CAN BE ACTIVATED.
⚠️ This is NOT a public statement from the CBI. It should be understood as information attributed to the CBI Contact and something we continue to watch and compare against public developments.
But now...
LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE.
🧩 THE PIECES MAY BE CONNECTING
If we temporarily accept that information as one piece of the puzzle, the sequence becomes extremely interesting:
🇮🇷 REDUCTION OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE
⬇️
🪖 DISARMAMENT / DISSOLUTION OF MILITIAS
⬇️
🇮🇶 GREATER SOVEREIGNTY OF THE IRAQI STATE
⬇️
🔒 LESS EXTERNAL INTERFERENCE
⬇️
🏦 POLITICAL CONDITIONS FOR STRATEGIC REFORMS
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💵 DELETE THE ZEROS
Does this guarantee that this exact sequence will happen?
NO.
But if what the CBI Contact said is accurate, then the events we are watching could be far more important than they appear on the surface.
👀 NOW ALL EYES ARE ON AL-ZAIDI
For me, this is THE REAL POINT OF OBSERVATION.
What will Al-Zaidi do?
If he keeps the September 30 timeline firm, insists that weapons truly come under state control, and rejects formulas that simply change the name of the militias...
🔥 THAT WOULD BE A VERY IMPORTANT SIGNAL.
But if we begin to see:
❌ Delays ❌ Exceptions ❌ New “integration” formulas ❌ Parallel structures ❌ Agreements allowing factions to retain autonomy ❌ Political concessions preserving Iranian influence
then we have to ask whether we are witnessing precisely the “cosmetic disarmament” we have been talking about.
🎯 THE BIG QUESTION
Is Iran simply strengthening normal cooperation with Iraq?
Or is Tehran attempting to preserve its political influence in Baghdad before Iraq reaches the breaking point?
And most importantly:
🇮🇶🔥 WILL AL-ZAIDI HAVE THE POLITICAL STRENGTH TO SAY “NO” TO THAT PRESSURE?
Because if what the CBI Contact said is correct, the Iranian issue may be much more than geopolitics.
💥 IT COULD BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DELETE THE ZEROS.
