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by Abutalib Albohaya, published on The Cradle, February 17, 2026 In Baghdad, where politicians sleep with one eye open to a geography of anxiety, Iraqis awoke to a scene that revived memories of the strongman era and its unforgiving rules of engagement. Behind Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s abrupt withdrawal …

from the News Desk @ The Cradle, January 23, 2026 Washington has threatened to block Iraq’s access to its own oil revenue held in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York if representatives of Shia armed parties enjoying support from Iran are included in the next government, Reuters reported on …