We know that the next round of talks between the U.S. and Iran are scheduled for Saturday April 19 in Rome. Why Rome I haven’t a clue other than maybe its just neutral ground. There is talk that maybe the Vatican might have a hand in these negotiations and the outcome. I think there is much more “passive” power from the Vatican than most think.
Now, having said this – Did I say it was going to RV on Saturday the minute these talks are completed. First of all, we don’t even know how the negotiations will go. Next there may be many more future meetings. Then once the terms are negotiated by both parties, there may be work to done to show an honest commitment by both parties.
But we do have at least some sense of some timing? I quote “Member of Parliament Majid Shingal confirmed on Sunday “that June will witness an end to dollar smuggling operations, noting that strict oversight will be imposed on the funds of companies, politicians, and influential people.” We also know that The EU announced the digital Euro is coming in October. We also know that the Budget tables are being adjusted in the finance committee and we were told that once they do arrive in parliament they will be “pushed” through and passed. The hold up in the drop in oil prices and they had to review the projects again and adjust. They do not want to go into deficit spending and have to borrow.
So, does the Iraq currency reform have any alignment with these events? These are questions and thoughts to put in the back of your mind. We are going to stay calm and not over speculate. I believe that there are also spiritual issues that come into play. If after watching all these prophecies I have given you and then watching them play out, I don’t know have anyone can deny that these future prophetic events will not also occur. Just listening to personal boots-on-the-ground, I learned that we are very close as my CBI contract was told last week that she would be coming back to work on the committee for the Project to Delete the Zeros very soon. She was told to finish up her current work assignment. So, we have to listen and take in all these clues. There is something brewing. We need to stop demanding a definition of “very soon” and just relax. Like I keep saying there is also a spiritual timing to all this as this RV is part of God’s great reset and transfer of wealth.
Having said all this, I want to cover yet more recent news about the tourist industry in Iraq. Remember the 23 cruise ships Iraq is contracting to build? Oh boy… have you given any more thought to this “river taxi project”, in conjunction with the Ministry’s plan to develop the Corniche dock in Basra Governorate? So today we are wowed with yet another article with more of the same about making Iraq a “destination”. THINK, THINK, THINK about it and THINK some more what they are doing. Not only are they building a huge port for these container ships to dock and unload/reload, then these “economic cities” as we would call them “industrial parks”. They are going to best utilize the waterways. Then they secured their borders, controlling the customs and tariffs revenues. They are also building the infrastructure such a roadways and electricity to accommodate it all. Folks the writing is on the wall.
The Swiss newspaper “Neue Zürcher Zeitung” (NZZ) published a report on Wednesday on the improvement of tourism in Iraq, confirming that the country has regained its health and transformed into a center of prosperity after being rife with chaos and scenes of violence and weapons.
This is why I emphasis what they have accomplished in the just the last 2 years is a topper to it all and the final phase now that they are out of Chapter VII sanctions.
Remember that you don’t come out of sanctions that lasted for over 30 years (1991-2022), they just pop right back. It takes time. And worst yet to “pop back” there were strict guidelines given to them to accomplish. We know that these are they are the Pillars of Financial Reform. The world changed so much in 30 years. The world of banking is now modernized and Iraq had to make these changes to compete.
So, I really hate when someone asks me what the hold is for the RV. This tells me their ignorance and lack of understanding of the Iraq situation. Could they have progressed much faster? Sure they could have and we were told way back in 2014 that trillions of dollars (not billions) had been stolen that could have rebuild the entire country a couple times over. They also have had a couple bad prime ministers and they certainly did not help more the progress along.
The article is titled “TO BOOST THE ECONOMY, THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK IS THE OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF THE IRAQI BUSINESS SUMMIT.” The International Development Bank announced its official sponsorship of the Iraqi Business Summit (IBS). The summit will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Celebration Square-stage Al-Mansour Downtown Baghdad. The summit will be held with broad participation from local and international economic institutions and investment companies.
If all this news about investors potential investors finally pouring into Iraq is not good enough for amazing news. An economic expert has proposed a practical way to transform Iraq from what he calls a “field of influence” into a “power” and an “active regional player” in the worlds of politics and economics.
Economic expert, Manar Al-Obaidi, pointed out in a post on his social media account that, “At a time when countries around the world, whether allied or hostile, are rushing to win the favor of the Donald Trump administration. The economic expert believes that “the use of Iraq as a bargaining chip is no longer limited to the Iranian side. Arab and Turkish parties have also entered the fray, and various Iraqi issues are sometimes managed as part of understandings or escalation deals between regional powers and the United States.” Iraq has a rare opportunity to transform from a mere arena of influence into an effective regional player, if it makes good use of its economic tools. One of the most prominent of these possible tools is the proposal to establish an Iraqi-American investment fund, financed by the export revenues of no less than 100,000 barrels of oil per day, sold directly to the United States. These revenues would be allocated exclusively to investment in the American market, forming the nucleus of a sovereign fund capable of generating long-term profits for the Iraqi state.”
According to Al-Obaidi, “developing this fund and enhancing its investments would create mutual economic interest with the United States and transform Iraq into a political force with regional influence, linked by long-term strategic economic relations, rather than remaining a tool in the hands of negotiators at a table to which it is not invited.”
So, if we are smart we don’t even had to read between the lines of what is going on in Iraq. It took a business man like Donald Trump to see the potential in Iraq for American companies but also, which is most important, to take advantage of it. But Trump knows that before he can convince American companies to come to Iraq, he must erase the stigma of Iranian influence in Iraq. Do you get it now, why the emphasis on cleaning out Iran from Iraq all of sudden? Do you see why now? This should have been done a decade ago. I will go a step further and say it was through many U.S. administrations and BAD FOREIGN POLICIES filled with corruption that led to Iran entering and abusing Iraq in the first place. Iraq back then counted on the U.S. to help is and it didn’t. Now, like so many other issues, this must be reversed.
Again, I am going to also bring up the “Development Road Project”, the port of Faw and the interconnected system of roadways and rail lines being constructed throughout Iraq.
Lastly there is one article that totally shocked me (in a good way). This one is titled “IRAQ INTENDS TO PURCHASE AND MANUFACTURE 23 CRUISE SHIPS”. Really, cruise ships in the desert. The Ministry of Transport intends to contract for the purchase and manufacture of 23 different vessels and boats to support the river transport sector and stimulate its movement locally and internationally as part of a plan to revitalize the sector in the country. The Director General of the Ministry’s General Maritime Transport Company, Ahmed Al-Asadi, said his company intends to contract for the purchase of 15 tourist boats to activate the river taxi project, in conjunction with the Ministry’s plan to develop the Corniche dock in Basra Governorate, which is currently being referred for implementation.
They must have planned this Corniche dock project for a while and are now activating it based on money from the budget. Iraq is planning a vast tourist industry. We already know about the annual pilgrimages to Iraq, as Iraq is considered the cradle of civilization. There are many museums and religious sites to see. The many waterways in Iraq are ideal for this project. I remember Iraq when I was stationed there from my Army days and I always said how nice it would be have peace and to be able to take a quite cruise down one of their lovely many rivers. These rivers include the Tigris River, Euphrates River and other rivers such as Diyala, Little Zab, and Great Zab also flow through the country.
Iraq is now being methodically pieced back together and the goal is to have a booming economy. Why did it take 20 years? This timespan is based on two issues. One was the corrupt past U.S. Adminstrations and the inability due to Chapter VII sanctions still being in place.
What we don’t know is exactly how far they have to go to get the reinstatement. My guess, and this is ONLY a guess is that when this Iranian issue is resolved we can expect wonderful things to occur. Heck… they told us today that by June they will have resolved the dollar crisis. We will not be exchanging at the rate we want until the U.S. says so. In the meantime, we will just have to suck it up and put on our BIG BOY pants and learn about our investment. The more I think about it the more I realize we would not have even wanted this RV during the Obama or Biden administrations anyhow since they would have only found creative ways to only take it from us. That’s what socialist do – Spend and tax, spend and tax.
