When the US troops complete their withdrawal by September 30 and PM Ali al-Zaidi has been crystal clear, full sovereignty, no extensions, no residual force, no “adviser” loophole Iraq regains control of its own monetary policy. The 2027 budget, which is being presented now, is structured around a new program rate. Not the old one. The new one reflects Iraq’s actual resource-backed valuation. Every holder of the old dinar who has physical notes registered in a recognized account gets exchanged at the new rate. The margin between the suppressed program rate and the sovereign rate is where the overnight wealth lives.
