House Republicans urge sanctions on Iraq over Iran influence despite US aid

First on the fox: A couple of Republicans in the House of Representatives, Secretary Marco Rubio, urges to punish Iraq with sanctions for “fully subjected” to Iran as part of the policy of the “maximum pressure” of the United States towards Tehran.

“More than 4,400 American service members have sacrificed their lives since the beginning of the Iraq war. However, Iraq is standing as no more than the Tehran doll,” MP Joe Wilson, RS.C. wrote, and RS.C. And Greg Stopy, R Florida, in a letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the National Security Perfect.

The message was blamed on the Obama administration, under the pretext of former President Barack Obama and his Iraqi envoy Brett McGurk “Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al -Malaiki, whose leadership was marred by a brutal political campaign and led to the emergence of ISIS.

The message came, “The Obama administration has multiplied its mistakes, relying on Iranian -backed militias to fight ISIS.” “The consequences of these failed decisions cannot be denied now: Iran -backed forces are practicing power that has not been verified on the services of the Iraqi government and security.”

The Trump official ends up the waiver that allows Iraq to buy Iranian electricity as part of the “maximum pressure” campaign

Since 2015, the United States has offered the Iraqi forces of $ 1.25 billion of foreign military financing, in addition to other billions of the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defense.

Iran’s influence on Iraq was completely presented when Iraq in 2021 issued an order to arrest President Donald Trump to kill Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, even if the United States still had 2,500 stories on the ground in Iraq to partnership with local forces and fight ISIS.

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STOTube and Wilson called on the United States to reduce all foreign aid to Iraq to get out of Iran’s influence.

The letter invites the United States to punish Iraq’s import of Iranian gas. At the present time, the payment of gas is only a punishment, which means that Iran gives fuel to Iraq without fees, but it expects to pay it in other ways. The Trump administration ended a concession that allowed Iraq to buy Iranian electricity in March.

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Iran, which was photographed by the Special Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards above, infiltrated the Iraqi forces. (Morteza Nikoubazl/Nurphoto via Getty Images)

The lawmakers called for the appointment of the popular mobilization forces, a paramilitary group backed by Iranian operating in Iraq, and their financial supporters as foreign terrorist groups and sanctions on state banks in Iraq that support Iran financially. He also called for sanctions against the political figures of Iraq that allow Iranian influence to prosper.

“We urge you to take immediate measures to implement these necessary policies and ensure that American resources are no longer used to support Iran’s control of Iraq.”

The United States initially invaded Iraq in 2003, with the overthrow of Saddam Hussein’s regime and withdrawn its presence from the levels of wartime in 2007 and was totally left in 2011, before returning in 2014 at the head of the alliance to fight the Islamic State.

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Other countries, including Germany, France, Spain and Italy, are also hundreds of forces in the coalition.

In September, it appeared that the Biden administration was working on a plan to reduce the presence of American forces in Iraq during the year, but no decision was taken.

Fox News Digital contacts the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Embassy to comment.