As reported on 21 April 2026, the United States “has suspended U.S. dollar shipments to Iraq and frozen security cooperation programs with its military, escalating the pressure on Baghdad to dismantle powerful Iranian-backed militias.”
The US is demanding from the Iraqi authorities for the Iran-affiliated groups’ attacks on the US assets to stop, and for Iraqi officials to “take steps to dismantle the armed groups.”
The Iran-affiliated military groups in Iraq have taken part in Iran’s war against the United States, firing at the American and Gulf Arab targets.
Efforts Category: US’s Political Pressure against Iran in Iraq
Iran has continued to conduct occasional strikes the United States’ potential Iranian Kurdish rebel allies in Iraqi Kurdistan after the 8 April 2026 ceasefire in Iran’s war against the US and Israel.
Efforts Category: Iran’s Military Force against the US in Iraqi Kurdistan and Iraq (2026)
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