Washington is putting economics on the table—but Iraq's armed factions are responding with ideology. https://www.myfxbuddies.com/2026/07/iraqs-biggest-test-yet-money-weapons.html link to My FX Buddies blog A major political and economic confrontation is developing in Iraq as the September 30 deadline approaches. The Iraqi government and political forces within the Coordination Framework are increasingly linking the future of armed groups outside direct state control to the withdrawal of foreign forces and the principle that the rule of law must come first. At the same time, Washington is raising the stakes. According to the article, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Harris is visiting Basra to discuss a deeper economic part ...