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Iraq warns of ‘collapse’ if Trump blocks oil cash | AFP

January 13, 2020January 16, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 13, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – Iraqi officials fear economic “collapse” if Washington imposes threatened sanctions, including blocking access to a US-based account where Baghdad keeps oil revenues that feed 90 percent of the national budget.

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Iraq set for conflict, even if US and Iran de-escalate | AFP

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on January 9, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – Arch-foes Tehran and Washington may be temporarily calling it even after Iranian missiles targeted US forces in Iraq, but analysts predict violent instability will keep blighting Baghdad.

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With pro-Iran groups at helm, Iraq ‘risks becoming pariah’ | AFP

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here January 2, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – The US embassy siege by pro-Iran protesters in Baghdad lasted just over a day, but analysts warn it could have lasting implications for Iraq’s complex security sector and diplomatic ties.

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US embassy to send extra troops to its Iraq embassy | BBC

January 1, 2020January 2, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

I spoke to BBC Newshour on January 1 about the latest developments outside the US embassy, where a mob of Iraqi supporters of the Hashed al-Shaabi military force burned American flags, broke through a security office and scribbled pro-Iran messages on the embassy’s outer walls before camping out for the night.

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US says Iran protest toll may surpass 1,000, mulls troops | AFP

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published with my colleague Shaun Tandon here on December 6, 2019]

Washington (AFP) – The United States said Thursday that Iranian authorities may have killed more than 1,000 people in a crackdown on demonstrations, which Washington cast as the clerical regime’s worst-ever internal challenge.

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Iraqis shatter taboos in rage at Iran, but bloodshed may follow | AFP

November 29, 2019December 4, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here November 29, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – By torching Tehran’s consulates and slapping their muddy shoes against photographs of top Iranian officials, Iraqi protesters have shattered a taboo on public criticism of their influential eastern neighbour.

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Washington silent as US-crafted regime under fire in Iraq | AFP

November 18, 2019November 19, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here November 18, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – It posted tens of thousands of troops in Iraq, huddled with its leaders and helped craft its laws — but with the country swamped by deadly protests, Washington is staying out of the fray.

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Iraq sets up ‘loophole’ in US sanctions to buy Iranian power | AFP

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here July 2, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – Iraq is establishing a financial “loophole” to continue buying vital gas and electricity from Iran despite US sanctions, AFP has learned, mirroring a European mechanism that came into effect Friday.

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Pompeo in surprise visit to Iraq amid ‘imminent’ Iran threats | AFP

May 7, 2019May 8, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on May 7, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – Iraq has promised to guarantee the safety of US interests from Iran, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday as he paid a surprise trip to Baghdad where he accused Tehran of planning “imminent” attacks.

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In Iraq, political wrangling spawns debate over US troops | AFP

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Co-written with AFP’s Salam Faraj; published here January 22, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – From the halls of parliament to the lightning-fast rumour mills of social media, pro-Iran factions are demanding US troops withdraw from Iraq in a challenge to the country’s fragile government.

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