By John Lee. The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated Iraq's Deputy Minister of Oil, Ali Maarij Al-Bahadly, along with several other individuals and businesses, as part of a sanctions action targeting what it describes as the exploitation of Iraq's oil sector to benefit Iran and Iran-aligned militias. The Treasury said […]
By Michael Knights for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Deterring Iraqi Militia Attacks Kataib Hezbollah (KH), Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba (HaN), and Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS) ... [are] keen to impress their patrons in Tehran […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. US piles pressure on Iran's Iraqi allies with 'terrorist' designations Amid a growing US push to de-fang Iran's allies in Iraq, the Donald Trump administration has designated four major Shiite armed factions as […]
By John Lee. The US Department of State has designated four Iraqi groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), describing them as Iran-aligned militia groups (IAMGs): Harakat al-Nujaba; Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada; Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya; and Kata'ib al-Imam Ali. Full statement from the US Department of State: The United States remains committed to countering Iran, the […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Inside story: As Iraqis confront the US, some allies of Iran want higher value for Iraqi blood The war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza has over the past month made clear that […]
By Hamdi Malik and Michael Knights, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Militia Hair-Pulling Over Who Are The Truest Muqawama Given a couple of days of Gaza-related ceasefire, muqawama leaders went back to old […]
By Hamdi Malik and Michael Knights, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Profile: The Islamic Resistance of Iraq The Telegram brand that emerged in October 2023 is not a group per se, new or […]
