US-Iran war LIVE: Trump indefinitely pushed back the end of the two-week truce but suspended US dollar shipments to Iraq to increase pressure on Baghdad to dismantle powerful Iranian-backed militias.
The Trump administration also suspended security cooperation with Baghdad in an escalating pressure campaign.
The United States blocked a plane carrying nearly $500 million in banknotes from delivering the cash to Iraq, US media reported on Tuesday, piling pressure on Baghdad to fight Iran-backed armed ...
Baghdad is being pressed to dismantle Iranian-backed militias operating in the country. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
US President Donald Trump’s administration has halted US dollar shipments to Iraq and frozen security cooperation programs ...