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US sanctioned Iraq’s deputy oil minister for helping Iran? The US Treasury has sanctioned
US sanctions Iraqi minister accused of aiding Iran oil sales The United States Treasury Department has sanctioned Iraq
Iraq has opened an investigation, Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari said. ## In the US - **US rules out oil waiver extensions:** Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told The Associated Press that Washington will not renew waivers
Iraq’s largest oil fields – from Russia’s Lukoil, which had withdrawn following sanctions. The signing was in the presence of ambassador Barrack and Joshua Harris, the US charge d’affaires in Baghdad. However, these
Iraq and acting on behalf of the US and the Zionist regime were attempting to smuggle a large shipment of American weapons and ammunition” into Iran. - The IRGC said fibre-optic cables passing through
minister's most vociferous critics. But it is clear that Netanyahu's strategy of using force to bend the region to his will has failed. Trump expected a quick victory. He had watched with delight
US](/news/liveblog/2026/4/18/iran-war-live-tehran-says-president-trump-made-false-claims-amid-talks). The dissonance was clearly on display on state television and other state-linked media on Friday, especially those affiliated with the IRGC. Multiple state television hosts and analysts harshly attacked Foreign Minister Abbas
Iraq war [File: Francoise De Mulder/Roger Viollet via Getty Images] ## What is happening in the Strait of Hormuz now? The current hostilities between the US and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz began when Tehran
Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra on Friday. Photograph: Mohammed Aty/Reuters In other developments: - **World leaders welcomed Iran’s announcement on reopening the waterway,** with UN chief António Guterres calling the move “a step
sanctions and the release of frozen Iranian assets. The announcement of a new response from Tehran came on a day when the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire, which came into effect on 8 April, showed new signs
oil tankers, container ships and other commercial vessels – transited the Strait of Hormuz,” the navy said in a post on X. It added that the ships passed after “coordination and security provided by the IRGC
Minister [Nouri al-Maliki](/opinions/2026/1/25/what-al-malikis-return-would-mean-for-iraq-and-the-region). For Washington, the nomination of an openly pro-Iran premier was a red line, especially amid continuing attacks by pro-Iran Iraqi militias on US assets in the country
sanctions:** Analysts say Tehran entered the blockade prepared, with oil stockpiled at sea, high prices cushioning the impact, and a large domestic market, noting the country is used to “much harsher” conditions after years
sanctions. “The points raised are Iranian demands that have been firmly defended by the Iranian negotiating team in every round of negotiations,” he said. Iran has also previously demanded compensation for damage inflicted by US
Iraq war caused a serious rift in German-US relations in 2003, when Germany sided with France and Russia in opposing military intervention in the country over claims that the then-Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein
Minister Shehbaz Sharif is on tour this week, making a flurry of stops including in Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, to shore up support for the process and prevent a return to all-out war. Meanwhile
sanctions on Russian oil shipments to ease shortages from the Iran war. Speaking at the White House on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had ruled out such a move. ![woman is seen carrying an Iranian