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June 12, 2025 Mnt Goat News Brief

Guten Tag everyone:

I have some news for you today again.

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Since 2013, I have taken my own time from my gasthaus business to research and document findings about the revaluation and reinstatement of the Iraqi dinar. At this time more than ever I do not need to spend my time doing all this. My time is hard to find, as I have to hold down two formal jobs already due to COVID just to keep the business going. So, I do it out of charity and love for YOU with the understanding that all of us do NOT have the time to go do our own research. We are busy with our jobs, our daily lives and raising our children. I am saying this takes time and is like a third job.

I recommend $10-$15 dollars a month or whatever you can afford. Do you realize I write eight (8) Newsletters every month. I have to investigate the news and try to pull out the FACTS, then pull off the articles from Iraqi news channels, translate them, talk to my contact in Iraq and then write and publish the Newsletter. Do you think perhaps a little gift might show some appreciation for all this hard work? Just asking…. Still only a hand full of readers help out each month. Enough said….. The future of the Newsletter depends upon you.

 Let’s all try to chip in!

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Matthew 10:8:

 “Freely you have received; freely give”

More news….

More news….

PARLIAMENTARY LEGAL COMMITTEE: NO SERIOUS STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PASS THE OIL AND GAS LAW YET.

 

Parliamentary Legal Committee member Dara Sekanyani confirmed on Wednesday that no serious steps have been taken to pass the oil and gas law. He noted that passing the law requires consensus and understanding between the parties, something that has not yet been achieved.

“All parties are talking about the importance of approving and passing the oil and gas law, which was included in the government’s work program and was scheduled to be passed, but no serious steps have been taken to pass it yet,”  

He added, “If the oil and gas law is passed, the oil and gas issue between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government will be resolved, and some of the issues between them will be resolved, provided that all parties commit to implementing the law after its passage.”

More news….

TRUMP COMMENTS ON WITHDRAWAL FROM THE MIDDLE EAST: IT’S A DANGEROUS PLACE NOW.

 

US President Donald Trump confirmed early Thursday that his administration is moving US personnel out of the Middle East because it could be a “dangerous” place amid ongoing tensions with Iran. While attending a performance of the musical “Les Misérables” at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Trump told reporters, commenting on reports that US diplomatic personnel were being moved out of the Middle East, “Well, they’re being moved out because it could be a dangerous place.”

He added, “We’ve given notice to leave and we’ll see what happens.” He added, “They (Iranians) can’t have a nuclear weapon, very simple. We won’t allow that.” The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it had authorized the voluntary departure of US military families from several locations within the US Central Command (CENTCOM) area of ​​operations, which includes Iraq and other countries in the Middle East.

(Looks to me like the Iranian nuclear negotiations DID NOT go very well and the middle east is about to explode unless Iran comes back to the table and makes some concessions.)

More news….

A GOVERNMENT ADVISOR REVEALS THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DEVALUATION OF THE DINAR AGAINST THE DOLLAR.

 

The Iraqi Prime Minister’s economic advisor, Mazhar Mohammed Salih, confirmed that the country’s monetary situation is stable and fine.

In a press interview, Mazhar Mohammed Salih said, “The country’s monetary situation is stable and there is no fear over the issue of salaries at all,” indicating that “the concerns being raised here and there in this regard are untrue and do not relate to the financial reality.”

Some politicians and representatives have stated that there is a shortage of cash liquidity in Iraq and that salaries are “unsafe,” according to them.

Regarding proposals to devalue the Iraqi dinar against the US dollar to provide more cash liquidity to support the government during the current period, Mazhar Mohammed Salih denied the government’s intention to do so.

(Mnt Goat: Like we read in my last Newsletter, in early July the govt’s plan is to pay ALL  salaries by automatic deposit in the citizens bank account. If they haven’t set up an account they will not get paid. They have been warned 2 years ago to set up a bank account and get their debit card. This action by the govt is hoped to keep more cash in the banks to help with the liquidity issue. It may also flush out the stashes and hoards of cash in the homes that is said to be almost 90% of the issued cash. But remember that you and me also have dinar and our stashes must also come home to roost…lol..:) They are going to come for our dinar next…..)

STATUS OF THE RV

I know everyone wants this RV, like yesterday. But unfortunately, there is still work to be done on many angles for Iraq. There is also the issue of Iran to be resolved before we can even think about an RV. Again, are we looking at the glass half empty (what still has to be done) or half full (how far they have come in just 2.5 years).

I try to bring you the progress of the monetary reforms, mostly following the plan to get back to FOREX. This is what we concentrate on mostly but there are other issues too that creep up. We can’t forget about these, as they delay the plan. This is a huge effort for Iraq as it is right in the middle of a very volatile area of the world right now with the Oct 7^th attack on Israel and now the negotiations with the U.S. on the nuclear dismantling of Iran. ISIS is also not yet dead and is still creeping around.

These terrorist organizations grown mostly because the U.S. has taken out the leaders of these countries that kept other terrorists out. I know many are also dictators but they seem to never have a solid plan afterwards once they disturb the situation. The U.S. and CIA are very good at messing with the beehive, but then run when it becomes overwhelming and the bees begin to sting, leaving the region a mess. Only later they come back to help, costing these countries billions to clean up. The covert U.S. operations did this with Afghanistan, Syria, Libya and Iraq. I certainly pray Syria turns out okay with their new leader.

I will add Iran is the main beehive and we can’t ignore it. Everyone should go and research why and how Ali Khamenei got into power. Remember that there is an Islamic Revolution going on at the heart of all this terrorist trouble.  Khamenei has been in politics in Iran since 1981. I believe he has made Iran the epicenter of this Islamic Revolution we are seeing now stemming into our own countries. This Islamic Revolution is an armed, violent revolt against the western values and anyone who does not follow the Quran. If you truly follow the Quran literally, which these revolutionaries do, you can’t be a peaceful Muslim. There then becomes no such thing as a peaceful Muslim. Either you are Muslim or your not. It’s like being a Christian without following the biblical New Testament and Jesus’s teachings.  

This Iranian influence through their Islamic Revolution has tentacles in just about every nation throughout the world. Is the breeder of terrorism. This is no joke! Unfortunately, Iraq is a centuries old, major trading partner with Iran. So, I hope now you can see the uphill challenge facing Iraq when the U.S. wants to sanction Iran. It is hard to do.

This RV plan we watch is the Dr Shabibi’s plan from 2011. I am told the plan is still in effect and moving ahead. In my last Newsletter I showed you solid and honest news of the plan moving ahead, if even a step forward. This to me was “WOW!” news and unfortunately many of you did not see it that way. You want the RV tomorrow or else my information is no good. Sorry I will refuse to lie. I don’t know why you get disappointed when they show progress. Maybe it’s because you are still listening to many of these other idiot intel gurus with their “secret intel”, “behind the scenes” and “four letter agency” stories?

So, what Iraq just announced last week is they are going cashless. They told us this was coming and now it’s here in early July. They are going to “force” these stashes and hoards of cash dinars and dollars out of the homes. They told us this is 90% of the paper cash that resides outside of the banking system. It should be obvious now to everyone the grave importance of getting this cash back into the banking system for their economy to grow. This will also cut off all cash to Iran.

The cash in the banks will help create liquidity to finance the economic growth, the growth they need to show a rate of their dinar above a dollar. I know, I know I keep telling you the value is already in the dinar and in fact if you go back to 1990 it was over $3 and so look at all the progress since. But the standards for currency valuations have changed. Basel I-IV changed all of it. Why isn’t it at least at $3 now? But this is not how the IMF and the U.S. look at their economy today. Yes, today is not the past! They are going to use Iraq as a hinge pin for a resetting of other currencies to a “level playing field”. This is where the new “baskets of currencies” come from. Yes, there will be many groupings of currencies to create new pegs. These currencies will support each other. These will be major trading partners.

The U.S. also has work to do in this regard with all of the unfair trade practices and currency manipulations going on with it, not to mention its huge national debt. So, one might say for the U.S. dollar to be part of these new baskets, it too needs some work.    

The CBI has told us, regardless of what we think, they are being told they must FIRST establish an economy that is sustainable beyond the oil volatile market and the oil revenues of the sole petro-dollar (this is called a rentier economy, a very volatile economy) revenue stream. Just look at what just happened too when oil dropped to $60. The entire Iraqi 2025 budget is now at stake. They had to adjust the budget tables and this took 6 months to do. They are half way through 2025 already…. What a dysfunctional budgeting process!….. ☹ No, they are not purposefully holding back the 2025 budget due the new rate in the budget. Please stop all this nonsense. It is not the RV timing holding it back. Please get off this RV soap opera drama.    

Now as we turn our attention to the reinstatement plan, we must ask important questions. How does all this fit into it, as it is all interconnected? I keep telling everyone this but many of you just still refuse to believe me and want the completion of a single event to trigger the RV. It does not work that way. We are not waiting for any event. Instead, Iraq and the region must be stable, secure and able to sustain their currency once it is on FOREX. There are many moving pieces. Trust me when I say this – I want the RV just as bad as you but lies are not going to get us there any sooner!

What are some of the moving pieces? I am sure I might miss some but let’s look at them:  

• The driving force to begin all this movement was the “full” release from Chapter VII sanctions in December 2022. We witnessed this and within a month the US Treasury moved in to Iraq. The currency auction audits began and the final phase of cleaning up the corruption began. This allowed Iraq to move ahead whereas before they were limited from many of the actions we are now witnessing taking place. What comes first the cart or the horse?

• There is the rentier economy, as the UN and IMF describe as a lack of “sustainability”. What if they did pull the trigger now and reinstated the dinar, can the economy sustain the new rate?

• Then there is the situation between the U.S. and Iran. This can get VERY complicated very fast. Nuclear armament, gas & electric sales issues?

• We witnessed the de-dollarization of Iraq, something right out of the Dr.Shabibi plan of 2011. So we know this HAD to take place first prior to the project to delete the zeros. In fact Dr Shabibi has Iraq de-dollarized back in 2011 but when the corruption hit, the dollars came back in, the project to delete the zeros and the reinstatement never happened.

• Next there was the parallel market and the dollar issues. The CBI had to get the dinar so that it is close to 1:1 with the dollar in order to conduct the project to delete the zeros, which has to happen prior to the reinstatement. They need this in-country RV in order to issue the newer lower denominations currency. The first step with this was to de-dollarize then to get the parallel market close to the “official” CBI rate. We are now looking for that next revalue of the “official” CBI rate whether it is close to 1166 or even 1000, which would make it 1:1. We wait and watch for this now. But now we had a major drop in oil prices and so everything is slower until Iraq adjusts and get back on track, get it?

• We just witnessed the liquidity issue with the banks and the new tactic to “force” the cash back into the banks.

• Then we have been studying the “Pillars of Financial Reform” with the banking sector. Oh, and what about the currency auctions. They are still ongoing but now financed by correspondent banks and no longer from the CBI reserves.

• We witnessed the foreign banks and agreements with Iraq in money transfers and payments for imports

• We just witnessed many of these economic summits to drive investors to Iraq.

• Just announced trillions worth of resources in Iraq. This is amazing but more amazing is they are contracting NOW (not ten years from now) with companies to exploit these resources and bring them to market NOW. This could rival the oil revenues.

• Implemented the customs and tariffs. Still have to fully account for all the money and this is also said to rival the oil revenues.

So, what is so bad with all this amazing news on Tuesday? In most of your minds you still see a clock and that is all you see. Like I said I bring this news to you only to report. I report only what my CBI contact tells me. If I think it is weird I challenge her and get clarity. There is much more from our conversations but some of it is not for your ears.

I too want the RV tomorrow and everyone should be ticked-till-pink that someone, anyone cares about you and can finally bring the TRUTH and HONESTY to this investment. Yes, someone does care about you! But you have to care about me too and the time I spend in this process. Right?

However, if you don’t want me around any longer it is simple, just don’t show any appreciation and I’m gone. I noticed a trend of how the appreciation fades when I tell you something you don’t want to hear. Even if its bad news I still have to bring it to you and this takes research and time. These calls to Iraq cost too. My time composing all these Newsletters is valuable to me and I could certainly be using it on another job of some sort to help with the Gasthaus expenses. Please decide to show you appreciation and I mean everyone reading this on an ongoing basis. The only way I know you’re out there is taking this step. If you are quiet, I too will be quiet! I already know what is coming and can see it the writing on the wall with Iraq and the RV. I can see the obstacles they must get over. I don’t need to share this with anyone who does not care too.

What is our important news for today? There is not much new news to report.

The IQD RV has not yet happened anywhere. It is NOT yet on Forex nor is there any news that it could be on Forex without the Project to Delete the Zeros first. It is a step by step currency reform process.

In two recent articles titled:

☹“MP: SIX MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND THE BUDGET SCHEDULES HAVE NOT YET REACHED PARLIAMENT”

and

 ☹“TO SPUR INVESTMENT, PARLIAMENTARY DEMANDS TO EXPEDITE THE RELEASE OF THE 2025 BUDGET SCHEDULES.”

We can see there is mounting pressure to get the 2025 budget tables out. They are not even in parliament yet.  Member of Parliament Yasser Hashem expressed his surprise on Wednesday at the government’s delay in submitting detailed schedules for the 2025 general budget law to Parliament, despite six months having passed since the beginning of the year. He stressed that “there is no justification for this delay.”

Folks, I will tell you again and again, this holdup on the budget is not about the RV. Instead, it is about the drop in oil prices and the finance committee had to adjust the expenditures for the ongoing projects. That’s reality. How do I know this for sure? I know because they told us in the news, get it? My CBI contact confirmed it.  Oh… but many of you still believe in Santa Claus and these “secret” hidden agendas for the RV. Folks get over this kind of intel guru crap.

 😊The final waring goes out to the general public of Iraq in the recent article titled “AFTER 19 DAYS, A FINANCIAL SHIFT DIRECTLY AFFECTS IRAQIS’ POCKETS.” Just nineteen days separate Iraq from implementing a ban on cash payments in government institutions and adopting all government payments electronically. This is a “strategic” step to improve governance, reduce corruption, promote economic growth, and promote a cultural shift toward transparency and modernity, according to the Prime Minister’s advisor for financial affairs, Mazhar Mohammed Salih.

I find it a very informative article as it goes through the importance and the benefits of having automatic payments and the use of a debit card. I want to warn all my readers again that this is not central bank crypto like currency. This is simply electronic deposit of all govt payments to individuals such as salaries and pensions, etc. But to receive the payment from the govt you must have an account to drop the digital money into. Remember we all read about this months ago and so now it is here in early July. All we can do it sit back and watch for the fallout, if any. I certainly hope its all positive as this should bring us one step closer to collecting of all the extra cash into the banks and thus the Project to Delete the Zeros can occur.

Q & A

Question: ashleypikes, Jack Bowra, John Tanner

Mountain Goat, appreciate your analysis. Just one thing has left me and other quite confused it seems “To gauge success, they must get through multiple months of payroll”

So government salaries will delay an RV for months.

I’m struggling to understand this brand new scenario that was injected today.

Salutations.

Answer: Mnt Goat

Thanks everyone for your question on this topic of gauging for success of the electronic payroll mandatory rollout in Iraq starting in early July. There is no short answer to this question. Remember this is an ongoing RV saga and it may take to 2026 or even longer., but I doubt it. Who the hell knows for sure. But if you have been paying attention you can see that with stability and security and everything else, there is a very high probability this will not go past the summer. What scares me the most is Iran and a war with Iran.

So let me explain in more detail to clarify. First let me refer you to an article that just came out titled” “AFTER 19 DAYS, A FINANCIAL SHIFT DIRECTLY AFFECTS IRAQIS’ POCKETS.” You might want to first read it then follow up on my explanation below. The article is really informative but it is geared towards the average citizen and is more of a motivating article and “last call” to go get your bank account or else? Later the CBI will say we gave you 2 years to do it. Don’t blame us your pay is delayed.

By the way the comment about this being a “brand new scenario that was injected today” did not make any sense to me. The CBI has been trying many methods for years to get this money into the banks. I presented to you all these articles over the years. Did you read them and pay attention? I also have described to you the Dr Shabibi plan over and over again. I even have a separate link in my blog explaining the process. But comments like this only tell me you look at this as an obstacle (because you want the RV now) rather than good news and allowing the CBI, if successful, to move ahead to the next stage of the plan. I keep telling you there are NO SHORTCUTS to the currency reform process!!!!!!  

This above article does not talk about the impact this will have on the RV process, Dr Shabibi’s plan of 2011. That’s the part I want to emphasize now but remember it all interconnected anyhow. So, if the CBI can get these hoards of cash into the banks this will drive the economy by providing money to loan out for various projects, new homes, cars, new startups, etc.. It will fund the economy. If you study macroeconomics you will find that you need a flow of capital for a healthy economy, which they don’t now have. Without a good economy they can’t prove that they can sustain a rate (around $4+) that is planned/projected/wanted for the new Forex rate. Next, this new rate on Forex also will be in a basket supporting other currencies in the basket, normally trading partners. So, sustainability is very important.

The less obvious impact on the RV is that the CBI can’t have all this cash suddenly coming out of the closets when they revalue in-country 1:1 and then do the currency change out to the newer lower denominations. This would cause massive inflation as there would be too much money in the monetary mass, too many millionaires. So, besides liquidity in the banks they are worried about post-RV inflation. Inflation right now in Iraq is the lowest in the middle east at only 1%. Remember I keep telling about this inflation monitoring process afterwards when they do go 1:1 but before they go to Forex. Did you forget?

This brings us to realize that getting these stashes of cash will happen in a couple ways:

1.For those that haven’t yet set up bank accounts (still about 55% of population) are usually the ones that don’t trust the bank the most, right? That is the CBI assumption. These are the ones that most likely also have the large stashes of cash outside the bank, right? But there will be others too who are just lazy and wait till the last minute. They have until July 1^st. Still 90% of the people are on the govt payroll in one way or another either salary, pension, social security, etc. etc. So, when their gov’t pay can’t be paid to them because they did not yet get a bank account, what will happen? The CBI (not me) said they estimate they will use this stashed money to live off of in the meantime until their request for an account goes through. How long will it take to deplete their at-home stashes? For these types of people I am told there will not be any rush to get the accounts done, since they want to take time for them to use up their money at home first to pay their bills. This may take a couple of payroll cycles or more. I am not saying it will, only they plan for the worst. It all depends how quickly the money flows back into the banks. I am sure the CBI has some level of percentage that is acceptable.  

2.A second ploy the CBI will use, as DR Shabibi used, is to offer incentives like offering discounted gold, larger returns on saving accounts or special long-term bond purchases. Yes, anyway to get this cash into the banks. For all we know this may only take a week or maybe more than 2 months. Who knows….

😊 I hope this helped.     

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We must stay vigilant in our prayers. God is on our side and has said he will bring peace to the middle east too. There are a lot of moving pieces and things could happen suddenly. Remember that the govt and the CBI are on our side and want this RV as much as we do. But it is an uphill battle for Iraq, one they are slowly overcoming.

Now, all my readers can take this news as encouraging or negative. I can’t help the way you THINK. But for me it is all good and moving ahead. Our main focus now should be on Iran and what happens with the U.S. Also watch July inside Iraq and if they can resolve this long-standing liquidity issue.

But let’s not lose sight of all the events happening in the U.S. and how important the are too. What do the modern prophets tell us is coming?

Telling you the TRUTH, you do want to know the TRUTH?

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What can we as investors do right now?

• Pray and pray that nothing will mess this up….
• Be very patient….
• Do not sell your dinar….  
• No more intel guru talk….
• No more NESARA / GESARA crazy talk
• Stop listening to all these idiots as they are only confusing you more and more (especially TNT and “The Big Call” idiots.)
• Don’t over speculate and set unjustified expectations

Their words not mine…..No Rumors, No Hype, No Opinions ,,,,,

                                             Just the FACTS!

These prophecies are more important now more than ever. They give us the strength, perseverance and hope that a better time is coming and that God’s Hand is at work behind the scenes. If you just take a second even to look around you at these past three election cycles, how can you deny that God is at work? Are you sleeping or what?

It is amazing and there is no other way that these events could have happened the way they turned out. But there is more to come, much, much more, I assure you! Now that God has his biblical David re-elected, we need to pay attention to what He does next.

God told us it will be an “hypnotic November” and turbulent until June 2025 and so, isn’t it? Was He lying to us? Remember that these globalists satanic cult have had it too good for too long and are not just going to lay down and let themselves be destroyed. They are going to fight until the very end to maintain control over you. If all else fails, they will get more and more desperate to overcome the good trying to rebuild and free our nation.

NOTE: These prophecies just keep getting better and better, giving us HOPE of a bright future. But the real reason why I listen to them is that we can actually see what God says He will do is taking place right in front of our noses. It is a confirmation to me that God is real and is still with us forever just as in biblical times.

From God to the PROPHET:  Julie Green

The prophetic words seem to be getting more powerful which usually means we are coming to a climatic period and intensity as to when events begin to happen.

“The Washington Establishment is Being Dismantled”

The prophecy today can be found at the 20:00 minute mark on the video. From June 7^th.

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About the prophetic word:

How do these people know these things? Is it God speaking to them of the future?

How is all these prophecies related to the IQD revaluation?

First I need to add that God has given multiple prophecies already about the IQD revaluation and His form of the global reset. In each He specifically talks about Iran, Iraq and Southern Asia (Vietnam).

With the prophecies, unlike the RV saga, we hardly ever get a firm timeline, but we must stay faithful and know that God will be faithful to us and provide what he promises to his prophets and promises to us. Like the clean out of SCOTUS now coming about so will the RV.

Remember that, like us listening to these prophecies, the dark side also listens to them and constructs obstacles in an attempt to overcome them and stop them. This is intentional and we will soon learn of the truths behind why the RV was halted in 2012, besides what we already know. There were some very dark elements involved.

We know the RV of the IQD is unstoppable but it can be delayed and was delayed by these dark elements in 2012. I firmly believe this is what happened in 2012 when the CBI has an “unprecedented opportunity”, according to Dr Shabibi in his 2015 interview before his passing, to get the Iraqi dinar back online in the foreign currency exchanges.

I have been trying to explain to everyone many time already that this is when the criteria all changed under the Obama administration, thus we sit for another 13 years waiting for Iraq to meet this new stringent criterion. They did this in a well-orchestrated, corrupt plan to hold it up, but only after these corrupt U.S. politicians exchanged their dinar and no longer cared about Iraq.

Folks it has been 13 years since! Are we now also approaching the other 2 prophecies by Kim Clement telling of the wealth transfer, the reset and the coming PEACE in the middle east. I have presented these prophecies to you also many times in the past. These are all connected together. All the signs show that this may very well be the time now for Iraq.  

But today the prophecy we are looking at is about SCOTUS and the judges stepping down will also have huge implications on many things. Also, the impact on Federal and district court judges. Let’s just sit back and watch it all play out, knowing that God’s Hand is at work.

 Kim Clement piece from 2014 prophecy

2 Supreme Court Justices will step down. This is going to happen shortly.

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PROPHECIES FULFILLED: How do we engage the prophecies? Are they really a voice from God? So, as we listen and time passes, we step back and analyze what happened and compare to the prophetic words spoken. There are many more I am only showing the most current videos made by Julie Green.

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HOW DO WE KILL THE GIANTS OF DEBT, SOCIALISM AND SECULARISM?

Please, please listen VERY carefully to this prophecy. I cannot emphasize enough to spend the time to watch this one – “The Big E”. I am not saying its going to take 6-7 years to get the RV, but that the RV is part of the process along the way and will happen in the process of the prophecy fulfillment.

Do you remember these prophecies from 2007? This is our time now to fulfill these prophecies. So, let’s take a step back and rewind to review them. Then watch to see if Trump does orchestrate their fulfillment. I also believe this wiping out the debt is related to the new energy sources that are coming. In the meantime, the US will work at bringing down the cost of energy. But I believe this will only be a temporary measure until these new sources come.

Folks, I know you may be having a hard time seeing this, but all of this goes hand-in-hand with what we are looking for… the RV of the Iraqi dinar.

This prophecy is especially important and coincides with the more recent Feb 9^th prophecy from Julie Green. Did you listen to it? WOW!

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Pray, Pray, Pray & Pray some more!

Please try to remember to pray each and every day. In Hebrews 11:6, it underscores this principle of why we pray: “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”

You don’t have to be Catholic to pray….lol..lol.. As a Christian, praying the rosaries for me is my way to pray and has had a significant impact on my life and focus during this Easter season and throughout the year. I find it is good to remember the Stations of the Cross during lent and what our savior did for us. In know many of you may not be Catholics or even Christians but try to take a different approach this Easter. Try to see what all the fuss is about Christ. Put yourself in Christ shoes (or should I say sandals) as an ordinary person in today’s world. You can quickly see that the nature of man has not changed very much and if Christ were born today, many would probably try to crucify him. Have we not learned anything?

We all know something has gone terribly wrong with our nation. A supernatural battle is taking place to determine the fate of America. In just twelve minutes a day you help bring forth a divine intervention to save our country using this book. Let us not forget to fast, meditate and pray for the salvation of America. There is an organization that is taking on this endeavor through helpful prayer guidance. This is what I plan to do. How about you?

Anyone can join the hundreds of thousands already involved in this rapidly-growing prayer

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CANADIAN JUDGES SHOCK THE NATION WITH ELECTION RULING!

Election fraud in Canada? The last thing Canada needed was yet another liberal prime minister. Time for change! Oh ….gee whiz, looks like at least the Canadian Supreme Court is not as corrupt as the SCOTUS in U.S. when they refused to even look at the facts of corruption in the 2020 election.

FOLLOW THE MONEY: FBI INVESTIGATION LOOKS INTO WHERE RIOTERS ARE GETTING FUNDING

Many of these rioters are not peaceful. We all know that and can see it with our own eyes. They are trying the same routine as in 202o riots again, only the FBI is on to them and who is really supporting and instigating these riots. Take a look and educate yourself.

PAID RIOTERS ARE IN LA.

Who is behind them? The TRUTH about these riots is about to come out.

Miami Fl braces for potential anti-ICE protests, mayor says city is ‘ready’ as they claim they are going to go across the country in all major cities. Really?

ICE PROTESTERS TRAPPED: LAPD DECLARES MASS ARRESTS IN LA STANDOFF

Oh… I have nothing better to do today and so let’s go out and protest. Really? Of course, someone had to organize these protests and provide support. Why would they even want to stop ICE from arresting illegal immigrant gang members? Think about it? Now they’re talking about holding these riots throughout the U.S. Why? Like I said they are constantly trying to destabilize the U.S. and create chaos. They are distracting the people away from the real news of all the corruption now coming forward from Washington. The are Marxist instigators in the U.S.

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DEMS HAVE MADE A TERRIBLE MISCALCULATION ABOUT FETTERMAN

It’s just a matter of time before he defects to a more conservative party…the Republicans. Watch this play out.

ACTIVISM WITHOUT A JUSTIFIED CAUSE, IS A POLITICAL STUNT AND NOTHING MORE

This publicity sells book. Go figure! Honestly, I don’t even know why they give this Thunberg idiot the time of day. Attention like this is exactly what she expected and why they are using her to get to you. Wonder how much they paid her this time to speak out.

Anyhow I am glad the IDF shut this right down with the TRUTH as their weapon.

WE’VE BEEN LIED TO FROM THE VERY BEGINNING ABOUT LA & THE RIOTS FROM THE GOVERNOR.

‘FIVE YEARS IN PRISON’ – AG PAM BONDI TELLS GAVIN NEWSOM WHAT’S HEADED HIS WAY

Let’s noT forget about Maxine Waters and a few other congress reps and senators too.

CONGRESSWOMAN DISCUSSES THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT (OBBA)

There are so many lies about this bill and its time the TRUTH comes out. There are many lies being spued constantly by the democrat party that need to be clarified. I want to give my commentary on four of them. The congress representative also talks about much more.

But you must take a few minutes to watch the video and educate yourself. If you have arguments later with people in political discussions, just send them over to watch this video. She does an excellent job at explaining the OBBA.

• No, it does not cut Medicare, it only restricts those that can receive benefits to those that are not really not able to work. This is the intent of these provisions in Medicare. It was not meant to be a social welfare program. Get it? There is talk that Medicare can’t be funded in the near future? Oh…gee whiz I wonder why! It is time to make a real effort to fix it. The fix is not more Medicare taxes, as the Democrat party proposed. Instead, it needed the DOGE treatment and sure enough they found the fraud. I feel they have not even gone far enough and there should much more reform in to who get the benefits. Those that can work will have to get off their lazy asses and work. Read my lips – “it does not cut Medicare!”

• No, it is not giving tax cut/breaks to just the very wealthy thus leaving the middle and lower classes behind, as most Democrats claim. Again, more propaganda by the democrats who don’t want America to thrive. Why is this? All I can say is look at the last four years. It boggles my mind on all the senseless spending and laws put in place by the Biden administration. Didn’t they even care about the economy? These tax breaks of Trump are mostly aimed at the middle class and small businesses. Go read the bill yourself if you don’t believe me. The Trump administration knows this is really the “heart” of America. Yes, the average working person.

• No, it is not adding to the national debt. The fact is the bill cuts nearly 1.6 trillion of annual deficit spending. Yes, there is initial spending but not straight spending. It is the largest lcut ever in government spending, but you have to let the plan work its way over time. Get it? It’s in the plan. We must give the Trump plan time to work. Like any business, you must first invest money to set it up, then if you did it properly along with other factors, the money comes rolling in. This is also why a third term for Trump may be the best thing too. Most of these plans for economic revival take more than four years to implement fully. It would be a disaster to have some democrat president come in power four years later and again try to kill all the Trump efforts, much like Biden (or who ever was running the executive branch) did in 2021-2024.  

• No, it does not stop immigration to the U.S. Instead, it limits immigration to those that come and apply LEGALLY. Those that seek sanctuary must have a legal reason for it. They too must go through the proper channels. How does this create a humanitarian crisis under this Trump policy? I can hardly believe some people still believe that wide open borders is good. Are you stupid or what? The fact is having the borders wide open created the humanitarian crisis in the first place. It flooded the U.S. with illegal drugs. Remember that almost 80,000 children taken from the detention centers, put on a planes and then just disappeared. To this day they are still missing. But we all know where they went, don’t we? Get it? This administration is just trying to fix it so we won’t have all the suffering of homeless poor people racing across the border. We all read about the migrant camps and the money the states and the federal government had to spend to help them. Oh …. Did I mention the gangs, drugs and human trafficking that also came across the border.  

ITS NOT WHAT YOU SAY, ITS WHAT YOU DO. WE DON’T FORGET.

It’s all about kindness, really? Of course, later to sell your book its now all about kindness, now that you’re thrown out of office.

Americans need to know who was running the country for 4 years of the Biden, but as important as exposure, we demand justice to who these people were. This is as TREASONOUS as it gets. Are the republicans AFRAID to prosecute?

THE BIDEN ERA SAGA. A CHRONOLOGICAL STEP-BY-STEP OF WHAT ACTUALLY MAY HAVE HAPPENED

I want to take my readers through a possible scenario of the Biden saga. Let’s see if this proven to be wrong, partially wrong or full of shit. You are always welcome to your opinion in these political situations before the verdict comes out.

So, Lets begin and break it all down as we know it today. I am sure you can add a lot to this chronological list:

• The real Joe Biden dies just prior to the election year. Some prophets say he was executed and so I would really like to know how and by whom. To me this part sounds ridiculous. Okay so he is dead by whatever means….
• The democratic party then scrambles as to who to put in the place of the dead Joe Biden. They have a meeting decide. The prophets expose this meeting to us but God does not give out names of most of the attendees.
• Instead of picking another candidate, they chose to keep going with Joe Biden. But Biden is dead and so how are they going to pull this off?  
• The democrat Party handlers then decide to use a series of actors and limit the actors exposure to the general public. They know Covid is here and this will be easy to do with Covid restrictions. They chose a few candidates, used masks and makeup. They rehearse. They keep him in the basement of his house.  
• So, one of the actors (I don’t know which one actually took the oath) was inaugurated in January 2021. But you might say how can they do this? This is not Joe Biden!
• They figure Kamala Harris can help whoever they put to take Joes place since she is a politicians and he’s not. They figure she is corrupt enough and can be trusted. Do you see now why the least wanted candidate from all the democrat debates was chosen to be his running mate. Remember his handlers carefully picked her. They knew she could be compromised. They proved to be right on.
• The handlers even build a second oval office stage somewhere to limit the Whitehouse staff access to him. Then he spends most of his presidency in his Delaware residence at the beach or in his fake office. Witness from his staff will testify his lack or presence in the oval office.
• When he does give a speech most of the time it is in front of cameras not a live audience, with the lights turned down low. Why is this? When he does come forward with audiences, they are very small informal meetings. He is told to be the “mean” Joe Biden that limits challenging questions and challenges to his competency. Then when around women and babies in crowds to be nice since they don’t ask questions. He was told to kiss a lot of babies.
• During his state of the union address they drugged up one of the actors, however you can clearly see towards the end he was getting very tired and incoherent. This is when he rambles and does not make any sense.
• So, the actor, which I believe was much older than the real Joe Biden to begin with, but a good look-alike, has serious physical issues. This is also why he was rushed back to Washington DC from California. This is why he just sits  on the beach all day. The doctors too treating him are complicit and they too will have accountability under charges of treason. They will claim they had a patient / doctor relationship and were obligated not to tell. This defense will not work.
• So, who was really running the Presidency then? Remember the Biden you saw for 4 years was an actor with no political experience. He did not know the issues facing the country and so someone or some group had to be making most of the decisions for him. Was it Jill or Hunter? Maybe this is why the world and our country is in such a mess now? Their plan of deception backfired on them.
• The China and Ukraine money laundering schemes and pay for influence also could no longer by hidden as Joe used to protect them. The real Joe was no longer around.
• The election debate with former President Trump in 2024 was horrible and only flushed out the sick actor even more. Then what happened next shocked everyone.
• In 2024: at first Joe would not budge and refused to give up the candidacy for president. Excuses were made as to his bad debate performance. The democrat handlers, the same ones handling the actors so far, decided to pull him out. He resisted him. So, again the democrats where in a very bad situation just like in 2020. Who would be their candidate?
• Then something so ridiculous happened that even I had a hard time believing the democrats could do something so low and  stupid. They gave the nomination to Kamala Harris. We know the rest of the story,,,, don’t we.
• Now for some reason the actor Joe keeps popping out. He just won’t give up.
• Exposure to his cancer finally comes out. We already know about his mental decline. But we must remember this is only an actor and not the real Joe Biden.

MP: SIX MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND THE BUDGET SCHEDULES HAVE NOT YET REACHED PARLIAMENT

Member of Parliament Yasser Hashem expressed his surprise on Wednesday at the government’s delay in submitting detailed schedules for the 2025 general budget law to Parliament, despite six months having passed since the beginning of the year. He stressed that “there is no justification for this delay.”

Hashem told Al-Maalouma News Agency, “The 2025 budget schedules should have reached the House of Representatives earlier this year, especially after the adoption of the three-year budget to overcome annual financial complications.”

He added that “the delay in submitting the schedules reflects a flaw in the government’s performance and directly impacts the work of ministries and institutions that rely on the operating budget,” noting that “many projects and financial commitments are on hold pending the approval of these schedules.”

Hashem continued, saying, “Despite the passage of half a year, the government is still late in submitting detailed schedules without offering convincing explanations,” stressing that “the negligence lies with the executive authorities, not with Parliament, which cannot proceed without receiving the necessary data from the government.”

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TO SPUR INVESTMENT, PARLIAMENTARY DEMANDS TO EXPEDITE THE RELEASE OF THE 2025 BUDGET SCHEDULES.

Member of Parliament Thaer Makhif confirmed that there are demands and intense debate within parliamentary circles regarding the necessity of releasing the 2025 budget schedules as soon as possible due to reasons related to investment projects and their suspension in most governorates.

Makhif told the Iraq Observer, “Although the budget was approved for three years, two years of which were distributed among the ministries, one year, the 2025 budget, has not yet been released, and the disbursement mechanism has not been determined.”

He added, “Finance Minister Taif Sami has begun to hint that there is no money, and this has angered the House of Representatives because many projects are stalled.” He pointed out that “among the stalled projects are two in Najaf Governorate affiliated with the Ministry of Water Resources, which were referred to contractors and have not yet begun work on them.”

He continued, “The representatives are keen to release the 2025 budget schedules and distribute these funds to ensure the sustainability and completion of stalled projects, especially since only a short period remains in the current government’s term.” He stressed the need to invest time optimally in the service of citizens and to keep the wheel of investment in the country turning, primarily.

It’s worth noting that the Ministry of Finance has completed the preparation of the budget tables following the Prime Minister’s approval. It is in the process of submitting them to the Council of Ministers for discussion and any necessary amendments. They will then be returned to the Ministry of Finance for referral to the House of Representatives.

The House of Representatives is expected to discuss the tables after the Eid al-Adha holiday, where a session will be held to ratify them. The Finance Committee will record its observations on the figures included in the tables, which are in line with the Iraqi government’s projected revenues for 2025, which do not exceed 150 trillion dinars, instead of the exaggerated figures of previous years, which ranged between 200 and 211 trillion dinars, of which only 156 trillion dinars were spent last year.

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PARLIAMENTARY LEGAL COMMITTEE: NO SERIOUS STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PASS THE OIL AND GAS LAW YET.

Parliamentary Legal Committee member Dara Sekanyani confirmed on Wednesday that no serious steps have been taken to pass the oil and gas law. He noted that passing the law requires consensus and understanding between the parties, something that has not yet been achieved.

“All parties are talking about the importance of approving and passing the oil and gas law, which was included in the government’s work program and was scheduled to be passed, but no serious steps have been taken to pass it yet,” Sekanyani said in a press statement. He explained that “passing the oil and gas law concerns all of Iraq and requires understanding between all parties. It requires some kind of agreement and consensus, but so far this consensus and understanding has not been achieved between the political parties in Iraq and the region.”

He added, “If the oil and gas law is passed, the oil and gas issue between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government will be resolved, and some of the issues between them will be resolved, provided that all parties commit to implementing the law after its passage.”

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AFTER 19 DAYS, A FINANCIAL SHIFT DIRECTLY AFFECTS IRAQIS’ POCKETS.

Nineteen days separate Iraq from implementing a ban on cash payments in government institutions and adopting all government payments electronically. This is a “strategic” step to improve governance, reduce corruption, promote economic growth, and promote a cultural shift toward transparency and modernity, according to the Prime Minister’s advisor for financial affairs, Mazhar Mohammed Salih.

However, this shift comes at a time when economic experts believe that awareness of the importance of electronic payments remains limited, particularly in rural areas and among the elderly. There is a significant gap between urban and rural areas, where infrastructure and awareness are weak, and where there are few outlets for effective coverage.

The Iraqi government has decided to ban cash payments at government institutions starting next July, and to adopt all government payments electronically. To this end, it has launched awareness campaigns to encourage the adoption of electronic payment systems and move away from the traditional cash-based culture.

Limited development

Economic expert Ahmed Abdel Rabbo asserts that “there has been a significant improvement in awareness, but it remains limited. Electronic payment card ownership has reached 45% of adults (approximately 20 million cards), with bank accounts growing. There is also a significant gap between urban areas (such as Baghdad) and rural areas, where infrastructure and awareness are weak.”

Speaking to Shafaq News Agency, Abdul Rabbo pointed out the “need to encourage citizens to prefer electronic payments to avoid the risk of theft or damage to cash, especially with 95 trillion Iraqi dinars hoarded outside banks.” In addition, Abdel Rabbo stresses the importance of “expanding the number of retail outlets, as they do not exceed 50,000 devices, while the country needs 800,000 devices for effective coverage.”

Based on the above, Abdel Rabbo calls on the Central Bank to launch a campaign to enable vulnerable groups (such as rural residents) to access banking services, increase the percentage of account holders, and develop infrastructure such as internet networks and POS devices .

The importance of electronic payment

Economist Munir al-Abidi agrees with Ahmed Abd Rabbuh, stating that “Iraqis’ awareness of the importance of electronic payments is still developing, gradually increasing with the introduction of smart card payments and the proliferation of banking applications, particularly among youth and urban residents.”

However, Al-Abidi added to Shafaq News Agency, “Awareness of the importance of electronic payments remains limited in rural areas and among the elderly, due to weak trust in the banking system, a lack of financial literacy, and fear of electronic fraud.”

Regarding the most important factors influencing the adoption of electronic payment, Al-Abidi summarizes them as “the availability of infrastructure (internet, points of sale), trust in banks and service providers, financial awareness and digital education, government incentives (such as subsidies, discounts, and partial obligation), and the acceptance of these methods by merchants and small businesses.”

Great benefits

Al-Abidi asserts that “expanding the use of electronic payment systems brings significant benefits to both the state and its citizens. For the state, it contributes to reducing cash transactions, which reduces tax evasion and increases financial transparency. It also enhances the efficiency of government spending management and facilitates oversight of financial flows.”

For citizens, “electronic payment provides ease and security in conducting transactions, grants them faster access to salaries and services, reduces the risk of theft and carrying cash, and enables them to access the financial system and benefit from loan, savings, and insurance services,” according to Al-Abidi.

For his part, the Prime Minister’s Advisor for Financial Affairs, Mazhar Mohammed Saleh, said, “The steps the country is taking to adopt electronic payments are consistent with the e-governance mandated by the government program in terms of speed, accuracy, quality, and timing.”

Saleh explained to Shafaq News Agency, “The importance of electronic payment in state institutions is specifically summarized in its economic, administrative, and cultural aspects. It is a strategic tool for improving governance, reducing corruption, and promoting economic growth and cultural transformation towards transparency and modernity.”

In this regard, “it can enhance the strength of the unified treasury account system in terms of the speed of financial collection and the unity of flows in cash budget accounts with high-level governance without fragmentation or slowdown,” according to Saleh.

Electronic collection

He explained, “Government e-collection strengthens collection activities by controlling the flow of cash resources (such as fees, taxes, and wages), which reduces waste and increases state resources, thus better narrowing the gap between revenues and public expenditures, especially for non-oil revenues.”

Another benefit of electronic payments, Saleh continued, is that “electronic payments reduce cash manipulation and informal collection, and make money movements highly traceable and auditable, as all electronic transfer transactions are subject to a central digital system, allowing for easy auditing and review.”

He added, “At the same time, electronic payment helps citizens quickly settle payment obligations, particularly those related to services (such as paying electricity bills, passports, various fees, and taxes) easily over the phone or the internet, without having to stand in long, time-consuming queues.”

He adds, “It’s no secret that the culture of electronic payments helps integrate citizens into the digital environment and reduces fear or skepticism about digital transactions. This culture is closer to implementing the ‘financial inclusion’ strategy than providing banking services to the most vulnerable segments of society and gradually integrating them into the country’s banking system. This encourages savings, financial planning, and spending control.”

Saleh concluded his remarks by saying, “Electronic payment is not just a technical tool; it is part of the vision to modernize the Iraqi state administratively, economically, and culturally. Its widespread adoption is a crucial step toward a transparent digital economy, improving government performance and bringing services closer to citizens in the age of the digital economy.”

(Mnt Goat: This is the final warning for the citizens of Iraq to open a bank account and get their debit card. They are trying to sell the idea now again to those that do not trust the banks. In the western society we have had these automatic bank deposit ability and debit cards for almost four decades.)

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IRAQ TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT THROUGH NEW IPOS

The Iraqi Securities Commission (ISC) has announced new efforts to enhance the attractiveness of the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX), focusing on corporate governance and expanding the base of listed companies.

State-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) quotes ISC board member Wadhah al-Taha as saying that the launch of a corporate governance guide marks a key step toward strengthening the investment climate.

He noted that the Commission plans to introduce new companies through initial public offerings (IPOs) aimed at encouraging domestic investors to engage with profitable firms that offer regular dividends. This is expected to boost investor confidence and increase market activity.

Al-Taha added that these reforms send a message to international investors that Iraq’s capital market is moving toward greater transparency, sustainability, and effective risk management.

He also highlighted Iraq’s recent integration into an international platform that includes nine global markets, placing the ISX under international observation and accelerating the need for reform.

The Commission’s broader strategy includes:

• Strengthening the corporate governance framework
• Expanding training programs
• Increasing the number of high-quality, profitable listed companies
• Diversifying market offerings to reduce risk and enhance returns

Currently, 103 companies are listed on the ISX, but investor activity is concentrated on only 20-25 firms. The Commission aims to widen the range of active, reliable investment opportunities.

(Mnt Goat: So, this news goes hand in hand with the Pillars of Financial Reform. Remember them- Banking, Insurance and Stock Market. )

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THE WORLD BANK EXPECTS GROWTH IN THE IRAQI ECONOMY IN 2025 AND 2026.

 

The World Bank expects the Iraqi economy to grow by 1.2% this year. The bank said in statistics reviewed by Shafaq News Agency that “the Iraqi economy is expected to grow by 1.2% this year, up from negative 1.5% in 2024.” He added that economic growth in Iraq is also expected to rise to 4.4% in 2026, before declining to 3.1% in 2027.

He pointed out that “Libya is expected to be the Arab country with the fastest economic growth, with an estimated 12.3%, followed by Djibouti at 5.2%, and then Lebanon at 4.7%.” According to World Bank statistics, “Yemen will have the lowest economic growth, at -1.5%, followed by Syria, with a growth of 1%.”

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MAZHAR SALEH: STABILIZING INFLATION IS ONE OF THE MOST NOTABLE SUCCESSES OF IRAQ’S ECONOMIC POLICY.

The Prime Minister’s economic advisor, Mazhar Mohammed Salih, confirmed that one of the most significant successes of Iraq’s economic policy this year has been the stability of the general price level, or inflation, growth rate. He noted that the annual inflation rate is approaching, for the first time in many years, the natural break in price growth, which amounts to about 3% or less, according to statistical inflation indicators.

Saleh explained in an interview with Al Furat News Agency that “this significant price stability is due to the combination of economic policy objectives to maintain the purchasing power of citizens’ cash income and overall macroeconomic indicators, which represents an addition to real income for citizens and a good indicator of the investment and business climate.”

He pointed out that “among the factors that contributed to achieving these successes is the general budget’s allocation of price support within fiscal policy, which constitutes more than 13% of GDP. This is a high and significant percentage, and goes towards subsidizing the prices of government services, in addition to fuel and food basket subsidies, farmer support, and other types of support.”

(Mnt Goat: Didn’t even mention the fact that the Iraqi dinar went up in value and the parallel market hit hard.)

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AUS REPORT MONITORS IRAQ’S “QUIET RETURN” TO THE GLOBAL ENERGY MARKET.

The American website International Policy Digest reported that Iraq is making a “quiet return” to the global energy scene, questioning whether it can transform oil into sustainable economic influence while still facing “institutional fragility” and ongoing political volatility.

The report, translated by Shafaq News Agency, explained that Iraq is quietly recalibrating its energy diplomacy as the global oil market enters a new phase of volatility, shaped by shifting geopolitical alliances, demand trends, and the rapidly increasing priority of the transition to green energy.

The report noted that Iraq’s recent agreements with China, India, and France indicate a strategic effort to diversify trade partnerships, allowing Baghdad to balance its economic future between Eastern and Western powers. However, it added, these deals reflect a larger dilemma: how to transform oil diplomacy into sustainable economic influence in a country that continues to face “institutional fragility” and ongoing political volatility.

The report considered that Iraq’s heavy reliance on oil has made Baghdad vulnerable to global economic shocks, adding that Iraq’s energy strategy has traditionally focused on exports to Western markets, and that ongoing political instability has led many Western companies to hesitate to invest in the long term.

To address this, Iraq has increasingly turned to Asia, and to a lesser extent, Europe, in its quest for economic stability and geopolitical importance, the report noted. China has rapidly emerged as Iraq’s energy partner, importing 1.19 million barrels per day (bpd), representing a third of Iraq’s oil exports despite not being formally part of the Belt and Road Initiative. Chinese corporate investments are cementing Beijing’s role as another Asian power in energy diplomacy.

The agreement reflects a similar logic, demonstrating Chinese state-backed companies in Iraq’s reconstruction while gaining long-term access to strategic goods. However, as China consolidates its position through large-scale investments and control of commodities, another Asian power is gaining ground through a more aggressive form of energy diplomacy. India, now the world’s third-largest oil consumer, is increasing its purchases of Iraqi oil, with its purchases from Iraq expected to exceed those from Saudi Arabia by 2024.

In addition to this Asian component, the report stated that Iraq’s oil diplomacy with France adds a key European layer to Baghdad’s diversification strategy, including through the agreement with TotalEnergies in 2023. It added that the two-year suspension of the agreement, followed by its resumption, confirms Baghdad’s willingness to pursue deeper engagement with European stakeholders.

The report continued, “Most importantly, this agreement with the French also includes solar infrastructure, signaling the reality that the dominance of fossil fuels has an expiration date.” Equally important, the French partnership demonstrates Iraq’s desire to keep diplomatic doors open with the West, even as it expands eastward.

However, the report stated that Iraq’s energy landscape continues to be shaped by powerful regional players, including Iran and Turkey. Turkey has leveraged its role in Iraq’s electricity supply to exert political influence, but Baghdad’s repeated failure to pay for Iranian energy has led to recurring power outages, giving Tehran significant leverage over Iraq’s domestic stability.

After noting the often-complicated clash between Turkey’s ambitions to become a regional energy corridor and Iraq’s infrastructure constraints, the report explained that nowhere was this more evident than in the case of the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, a vital oil export artery that has been out of service since 2022. Legal disputes over Kurdish oil exports and revenues have complicated its re-operation, although bilateral negotiations may be making progress.

Thus, the report stated that within the broader context, Iraq’s energy diplomacy appears simultaneously expansive and restrictive. On the one hand, Baghdad is expanding its economic base and diversifying its international partners, but on the other, its ability to implement a long-term political vision remains at risk due to internal divisions and external dependencies.

The report went on to explain that the Iraqi government’s current five-year plan requires greater economic diversification, but without deeper structural reform, oil diplomacy risks becoming a short-term solution to governance failures.

However, the US report considered Iraq’s advanced strategy to have significant weight, explaining that with the shift in global demand for oil and the geopolitical transformation of energy toward a multipolar system, mid-level producers like Iraq can play a significant role in shaping future energy dynamics.

He added that Baghdad’s balancing policy of building relationships across Asia and Europe, while avoiding over-reliance on any one party, is part of a strategic hedging strategy. The success of this strategy hinges not only on its reliance on international engagement, but also on the country’s ability to rebuild local institutions and policy infrastructure.

The report concluded by stating that “energy diplomacy in Iraq is about more than just barrels and buyers,” explaining that it reflects a broader experience, and questioning whether the resource-rich but “politically fragile” country can turn economic need into geopolitical advantage.

He continued by saying that if Iraq succeeds, its emerging energy strategy could mark the beginning of a new chapter, one that relies not only on diversifying its buyers, but also on recalibrating its foreign policy. He explained that by courting both Eastern and Western powers, Baghdad is asserting itself not only as a passive source, but as an increasingly deliberate player in the future of global energy policy.

Shafaq.com

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                                             Just the FACTS!

Disclaimer: All information in this newsletter is not intended for investment decisions / purposes. Mnt Goat is not a financial analyst, planner, banker, attorney or associated in any role with giving out professional investment advice.

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