Iraq, United States
US Treasury adjusts to weaker intelligence picture after banking changes in Iraq

The new Central Bank of Iraq tower in the al-Jadiriya district in Baghdad, Iraq.
The new Central Bank of Iraq tower in the al-Jadiriya district in Baghdad, Iraq. © Murtaja Lateef/AFP
The end of Iraq's old Federal Reserve-linked dollar system did much to combat Iranian financing. But it also removed key financial intelligence streams which the US Treasury were using to identify hostile elements in the country. [...]
Reading time 3 minutes Michael Sweeney

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