WASHINGTON: The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on Iraq’s deputy oil minister and militias over support for Iran, the Treasury Department said. The Treasury Department accused Iraq’s deputy minister Ali Maarij Al-Bahadly of abusing “his position to facilitate the diversion of oil to be sold for the benefit of the Iranian regime and its proxy militias in Iraq.” Iraq’s oil ministry and the deputy minister did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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US imposes sanctions on Iraq’s deputy oil minister, militias over Iran support
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