US Blocks Regular $500 Million Cash Pallets Flown To Iraq, Over Pro-Iran Militias
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Source: Zero Hedge
Published: 2026-04-23 10:55 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Middle East, Iran, Financial Markets
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In confirmation of some early reporting we featured at the start of this week, The Wall Street Journal has verified something that Iraqi officials themselves were denying just days ago: the US is blocking Iraq's regular dollar shipments in order to pressure it's Iran-backed militias.
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