Baghdad Grapples With ‘Curse’ of US Sanctions on Iran

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has raised the level of uncertainty over how Iraq will handle US sanctions on Iran.

In the span of less than a week, Abadi went from pledging to abide by the sanctions the day after they were imposed, to backtra…

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has raised the level of uncertainty over how Iraq will handle US sanctions on Iran. In the span of less than a week, Abadi went from pledging to abide by the sanctions the day after they were imposed, to backtracking on his statement. “I said yes, we will...