22/08/2012
BAGHDAD / JD / .. awaiting a number of countries around the world decline in Iran's economy due to international economic sanctions imposed on it, but U.S. officials say Tehran is still in touch international banking transactions, and credit for that goes to Iraq.
Said David Cohen, Assistant U.S. Treasury Secretary for Financial Intelligence Network (CNN) said they "uninformed will continue efforts to prevent Iran from avoiding U.S. financial sanctions and international, either by Iraq or other countries."
The U.S. State Department is once said that "the country was clear and explicit with Iraq on Iran's attempts to circumvent financial sanctions, noting the cooperation of Iraqi officials."
And Iraq is the same country that the United States paid a lot to them, because war has cost the former Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein, nearly of 723 billion dollars, in addition to training Iraqi forces, and reconstruction projects in Iraq, which cost about 6 . 5 billion dollars.
The trade between the two countries is not new, and some business transactions that occur on the legal ground, but the United States wants the government of Iraqi Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki, stop supporting Iran economically.
In turn, said Victoria Nuland, a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, the United States discussed the issue with Iraqi officials when she learned not to some banks' commitment financial penalties, such as Elaf Bank, to be able to fill the gaps in front of Iran.
Said Jon Alterman, an expert in Iraqi affairs at the Center for Studies and Strategic International that Iraq is not ready for war with Iran as the United States. Added: "It is naive to be surprised by the lack of commitment by the Iraqi government economic constraints on Iran by virtue of the relationship between the United States and Iraq and by virtue of the interests of the current government in Baghdad. "
Baghdad had been confirmed that its trade with neighboring Iran and clear and public, denying reports indicated to help Tehran to circumvent international sanctions through oil smuggling and allow it to transfer large sums of cash through secret bank operations.
Ali al-Moussawi said an adviser to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's'' French'':'' We affirm that our dealings with Iran in all things clearly and publicly and we have not anything secret, but we feel that we are dealing with the lowest of the extent permitted''. The Iraqi official reports sale of Iranian oil through Iraqi ports'' sheer lie''.
The increased volume of trade between Iraq and Iran - which Tqatla eight years dramatically - since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, reaching about $ 11 billion a year. Has resulted in the war between Iraq and Iran killed about one million people.
It is noteworthy that during the past ten years emphasized the United States and its allies sanctions on Iranian banks, institutions and companies to put pressure on Iran to halt its nuclear enrichment program. The West accuses Iran working to acquire nuclear weapons but denies that. / End / CNN /
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Said David Cohen, Assistant U.S. Treasury Secretary for Financial Intelligence Network (CNN) said they "uninformed will continue efforts to prevent Iran from avoiding U.S. financial sanctions and international, either by Iraq or other countries."
The U.S. State Department is once said that "the country was clear and explicit with Iraq on Iran's attempts to circumvent financial sanctions, noting the cooperation of Iraqi officials."
And Iraq is the same country that the United States paid a lot to them, because war has cost the former Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein, nearly of 723 billion dollars, in addition to training Iraqi forces, and reconstruction projects in Iraq, which cost about 6 . 5 billion dollars.
The trade between the two countries is not new, and some business transactions that occur on the legal ground, but the United States wants the government of Iraqi Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki, stop supporting Iran economically.
In turn, said Victoria Nuland, a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, the United States discussed the issue with Iraqi officials when she learned not to some banks' commitment financial penalties, such as Elaf Bank, to be able to fill the gaps in front of Iran.
Said Jon Alterman, an expert in Iraqi affairs at the Center for Studies and Strategic International that Iraq is not ready for war with Iran as the United States. Added: "It is naive to be surprised by the lack of commitment by the Iraqi government economic constraints on Iran by virtue of the relationship between the United States and Iraq and by virtue of the interests of the current government in Baghdad. "
Baghdad had been confirmed that its trade with neighboring Iran and clear and public, denying reports indicated to help Tehran to circumvent international sanctions through oil smuggling and allow it to transfer large sums of cash through secret bank operations.
Ali al-Moussawi said an adviser to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's'' French'':'' We affirm that our dealings with Iran in all things clearly and publicly and we have not anything secret, but we feel that we are dealing with the lowest of the extent permitted''. The Iraqi official reports sale of Iranian oil through Iraqi ports'' sheer lie''.
The increased volume of trade between Iraq and Iran - which Tqatla eight years dramatically - since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, reaching about $ 11 billion a year. Has resulted in the war between Iraq and Iran killed about one million people.
It is noteworthy that during the past ten years emphasized the United States and its allies sanctions on Iranian banks, institutions and companies to put pressure on Iran to halt its nuclear enrichment program. The West accuses Iran working to acquire nuclear weapons but denies that. / End / CNN /
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