Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2025 - Iraq Special Weapons News
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- Sanctioning Smugglers of Iranian Oil through Iraq US Dept. of State 02 Sep 2025 -- Today, the United States is acting decisively to stem the flow of revenues to the Iranian regime for its destructive and destabilizing conduct in Iraq, the Middle East, and around the world.
- Treasury Intensifies Pressure on Iranian Oil Smuggling and Sanctions Evasion Schemes in Iraq US Treasury 02 Sep 2025 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned a network of shipping companies and vessels led by Iraqi-Kittitian businessman Waleed al-Samarra'i(al-Samarra'i) for smuggling Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi oil. This network operates primarily by covertly blending Iranian oil with Iraqi oil, which is then marketed intentionally as solely of Iraqi origin to avoid sanctions. This scheme has generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for both the Iranian regime and al-Samarra'i himself.
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