Baghdad – Reuters report of Iran moving missiles to Iraq is ‘without evidence’
3rd September 2018
Baghdad – Reuters report of Iran moving missiles to Iraq is ‘without evidence’
Iraq’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday it was “astonished” at a Reuters report that Iran had moved missiles to Iraq and that the article was “without evidence”, but stopped short of denying its contents. “Iraq is not obliged to respond to media reports that lack tangible evidence backing up… Read More
Iraq to respect dollar ban but not all U.S. sanctions on Iran – PM
14th August 2018
Iraq to respect dollar ban but not all U.S. sanctions on Iran – PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Monday his government was only committed to not using dollars in transactions with Iran, not to abiding with the full scope of U.S. sanctions against the country. “Our commitment in the Iran issue is to not use the dollar currency in transaction, not… Read More
Sanctions: Standard Chartered extends Deferred Prosecution Agreements
30th July 2018
Sanctions: Standard Chartered extends Deferred Prosecution Agreements
Standard Chartered has agreed to a further extension of its U.S. Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) until 31 December 2018, the bank said. The Group reached agreements with the United States after admitting that it had processed payments for sanctions targets, and paid a settlement of $327 million. It also agreed… Read More
Britain begins criminal proceedings against Unaoil firms
27th June 2018
Britain begins criminal proceedings against Unaoil firms
British prosecutors said on Tuesday they had begun criminal proceedings against two Unaoil companies, part of a Monaco-based oil and gas consultancy, in an investigation into alleged bribery, corruption and money laundering. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO), which has charged six individuals in a two-year investigation, said representatives from Unaoil… Read More
Iran sanctions: Tehran vows retaliation over Trump move
15th January 2018
Iran sanctions: Tehran vows retaliation over Trump move
Iran says the US has “crossed a red line” by imposing sanctions on the head of its judiciary, Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli-Larijani. The foreign ministry vowed to retaliate but did not say what form any action might take. Iran also rejected any changes to its nuclear deal with world powers. US… Read More
US terror attack: Trump stepping up extreme vetting
1st November 2017
US terror attack: Trump stepping up extreme vetting
Hours after a truck driver mowed down eight cyclists, in what is being called the first deadly attack in New York since the 11 September, 2001 strikes, United States president Donald Trump said that he had ordered more robust “extreme vetting” of travellers coming into the country. “I have just… Read More
Sanctions: US, Saudi Arabia target Yemen-based terror financing
25th October 2017
Sanctions: US, Saudi Arabia target Yemen-based terror financing
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on individuals and an entity which it said were linked to sponsoring terrorism in Iraq, Syria and Yemen. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued the designations targeting leaders, financiers and facilitators of the Islamic State and al-Qa’ida… Read More
Iraq war victims point out pharmaceutical companies’ bribery
18th October 2017
Iraq war victims point out pharmaceutical companies’ bribery
The families of dozens of US troops killed or injured during the war in Iraq filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against several US and European pharmaceutical and medical supply companies, alleging that the corporations knowingly financed the anti-American militia Mahdi Army through bribes and kickbacks to officials at a government… Read More
Turkey ‘to consider sanctions’ over Kurdish independence vote – Anadolu
20th September 2017
Turkey ‘to consider sanctions’ over Kurdish independence vote – Anadolu
Turkey will consider imposing sanctions on Kurdish northern Iraq over its planned independence referendum, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited by state-run Anadolu news agency as saying. Turkey escalated its opposition to the Kurdish referendum on Tuesday, training tank guns and rocket launchers across the southern border and saying the break-up… Read More
Basra governor ‘travels to Iran’ after corruption investigation launched
15th August 2017
Basra governor ‘travels to Iran’ after corruption investigation launched
The governor of the oil city of Basra has stepped down and gone to Iran after Iraq’s anti-corruption body began investigating graft allegations against him, people close to him and officials said on Tuesday. Iraq’s Integrity Commission on Monday evening issued a statement asking the foreign ministry in Baghdad to… Read More
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