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Tishwash: The Austrian Foreign Minister announces from Baghdad the reopening of his country’s embassy in Iraq
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg announced today, Tuesday (September 12, 2023), the reopening of his country’s embassy in Baghdad, while indicating the signing of an agreement with Iraq in the field of internal security.
The Austrian Foreign Minister said in a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, followed by “Baghdad Today”: “Today we will sign an agreement in the field of internal security in Iraq.”
He added, “Iraq plays an important role in the stability of the region,” noting that “he is here in Baghdad to deepen relations with Iraq in several areas.”
For his part, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said, “Iraq welcomes Austrian companies,” noting that he “touched political consultations with Austria and relations continue.”
He continued, “We also discussed the return of Austrian Airlines to Baghdad, and the file of the Iraqi community in Austria, which numbers 30,000.”
While Hussein indicated that “he will visit Tehran tomorrow,” noting that “the constitution does not allow any party to use Iraqi lands to attack neighboring countries.” link
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CandyKisses: Iraqi-Iranian cooperation to strike parallel market
Baghdad – Iraq Today:
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani revealed cooperation with Iran to strike the parallel market.
In an interview with a group of journalists, al-Sudani said that “the dollar is linked to many sectors and cannot be dismantled, and that the banking and financial sector has not witnessed any reform process since 2003.”
He added, “The Central Bank dealt with a previous decision that was not studied when reducing the current dollar exchange rate,” noting that “Iraq’s trade is now reliable and it is real.”
“The Iraqi and Iranian central banks are working on a mechanism to regulate trade and break the back of the parallel market,” he said.
Al-Sudani pointed out that “the tobacco trade has zero revenues despite being the strongest trade.”
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Tishwash: A new American decision regarding transferring funds to Iran. Reuters reveals the details
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken notified Congress and foreign banks of transferring $6 billion to Iran via Qatar, which are financial assets that were frozen in South Korea as part of a sanctions package on Tehran, in preparation for the implementation of a prisoner exchange agreement between Iran and the United States. United.
This came according to what was reported by a news agencyBloomberg, Tuesday, September 12, 2023, which said it had obtained a copy of the notification issued by the US State Department.
Blinken stressed his assurance to Congress that the amount of $6 billion will be kept in restricted accounts in…Qatar, as it will be “available only for humanitarian commerce.”
America had paved the way for the return of $6 billion in oil revenues to…TehranAfter an agreement to hand over prisoners holding American citizenship, held in…IranAs of (06:12 GMT), no official statement has been issued by the US State Department or any official body confirming what was stated in the notification whose details were quoted.Bloomberg.
This notification issued by the US State Department allows German, Irish, Qatari, South Korean and Swiss banks to transfer $6 billion, which were frozen in…South KoreaWithout fear of violating US sanctions.
For its part, the agency saidReutersIt also reviewed the document confirming America’s approval of an exception requiring the transfer of funds to…IranShe added that the document indicates that Secretary of State Blinken decided that the exception to the sanctions is in the national security interest of the United States.
The document stated that the transfer of funds would provide only “limited benefit to…Iran”Because the money can only be used for trade for humanitarian purposes.
White House spokeswoman,Adrian WatsonOn September 8, 2023, Blinken took “a procedural step in an ongoing process to ensure that Iranian funds can be transferred from one restricted account to another and remain restricted from trade for humanitarian purposes,” he said in a statement late yesterday, Monday.
In turn, she wasIranian Ministry of Foreign AffairsIt said Monday, September 11, 2023, that it expects to transfer assets frozen abroad to…Tehran“Within days,” as part of an agreement signed with the United States last August.
On August 10, 2023, the broad outlines of the agreement between America and…IranUnder which five US citizens will be detainedIranTo leave in exchange for the transfer of money and the release of five Iranians detained in the United States.
The Minister of State was BQatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs Muhammad Al-KhulaifiHe said in August 2023, in televised statements reported by the Qatari Foreign Ministry on the “X” platform, that the mediation carried out by Doha between the United States and…IranAn agreement was reached that would release prisoners. link
