Revealing a move to lift US sanctions on banks
Today, Thursday, a member of the House of Representatives, Muhammad Saadoun, revealed a government move to lift the sanctions imposed on Iraqi banks by the US Federal Reserve, while confirming that the joint committees have made great progress in the ongoing negotiations on many files.
In an interview with the Maalouma Agency, Saadoun said, “The file of removing American combat forces is the first file in the negotiations,” noting “the necessity of giving the government a full opportunity in the negotiations with Washington.”
He continued, "The files being discussed now are not limited to combat forces only, but also include the economic and political aspects," pointing out that "the government's efforts have begun to lift the sanctions imposed on banks."
Saadoun concluded his speech: “The removal of American combat forces has reached advanced stages in terms of setting the timetable and other points,” indicating that “the joint committees have made great strides in the ongoing negotiations on many files.”
The US Treasury Department had imposed sanctions yesterday. On 14 Iraqi banks in order to remove them from the currency auction platform at the Central Bank, and this is what many consider to be a purely political decision to bring the dollar crisis back to the forefront again. link
