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United States of America: Treasury sanctions Iraqi oil-sector companies linked to Iran

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07 May 2026

In May 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on four Iraqi companies allegedly used as fronts for the Iran-aligned terrorist militia Asa'ib Ahl Al-Haq to facilitate oil smuggling and financial activity.

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1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

07 May 2026

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Updated: 08 May 2026
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Recent update from 08 May 2026:

On 7 May 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on four entities from Iraq that are said to have been used as front companies by an Iran-aligned terrorist militia in Iraq's oil...

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