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Washington leans on Iraqi banks to choke Iran’s dollar supply

Iraq is a key hub allowing Iran access to the international financial system, but the US is turning up the pressure on the country’s banking system. The US is tightening its maximum pressure grip on Iran by focusing on one of the key hubs that allows Tehran access to the …

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Trump’s Syria announcement surprised his own sanctions officials

Officials in the Trump administration are confused about how to proceed with lifting sanctions on Syria after Trump’s surprise announcement Tuesday When President Donald Trump announced in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday that he would lift all sanctions on Syria, the decision, which will boost a country devastated by 13 years …

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Jordan orders handover of assets tied to dissolved Muslim Brotherhood

The Jordanian government has called on all individuals holding assets belonging to the now-dissolved Muslim Brotherhood Association to report them to the Ministry of Social Development within one month, or face legal consequences. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Barq Al-Damour, Secretary-General of the ministry and head of the committee …

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