Framework meetings continue… Maliki’s coalition reveals a new mechanism for deciding on the premiership.
4-27-2026
Information / Baghdad…
Jassim Mohammed Jaafar, a leader in the State of Law Coalition, confirmed on Monday that meetings of the leaders of the Coordination Framework will continue this week, aiming to reach a final decision on the nomination of a candidate for the position of Prime Minister. He stressed that this matter will be resolved Read more…
Legal expert: The deadline for forming the government is regulatory and not binding.
4-27-2026
Information / Baghdad…
Legal expert Ali al-Tamimi confirmed on Monday that the 15-day constitutional deadline for the largest bloc to nominate its candidate for prime minister is a procedural, not mandatory, period. He stressed that exceeding this deadline does not result in Read more…
Al-Muhammadi: The dispute may push towards the option of a compromise candidate for the premiership.
4-27-2026
Information/Special…
MP Karim Aliwi Al-Muhammadawi revealed today, Monday, the reasons for postponing the meetings of the coordination framework regarding the premiership, indicating that the continued disagreement may push towards the option of a compromise candidate for prime minister.
Al-Muhammadawi told the Information Agency that “the postponement Read more…
A leader in the Sudanese coalition attacks the framework: Your candidate is unknown and your project is vague.
2026-04-27
Shafaq News – Baghdad
On Monday, a leader in the “Reconstruction and Development” coalition, led by “outgoing” Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, delivered sharp political messages that appeared to be directed at forces within the coordination framework, stressing that the coalition’s project is Read more…
Due to “weak diplomatic representation,” a parliamentary move is underway to replace Iraq’s ambassadors.
2026-04-27
Shafaq News – Baghdad
On Monday, Mukhtar al-Moussawi, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee in the Iraqi Parliament, called for a radical change in the performance of Iraqi foreign policy, criticizing what he described as the “weak representation” of some diplomatic missions abroad.
Al-Moussawi told Shafaq News Agency that “Iraq’s position remains unclear Read more…
Iraq’s financial revenues exceed 8 trillion dinars during the month
2026-04-27
Shafaq News – Baghdad
The Ministry of Finance revealed on Monday that the volume of Iraqi revenues in the federal budget during January 2026 exceeded 8 trillion dinars.
Shafaq News Agency followed up on the data and tables issued by the Ministry of Finance this April for the accounts of January 2026, which showed total revenues amounting to 8 trillion, 537 billion, 96 million, 679 thousand, and Read more…
Angry American messages to the framework’s leaders over “loyalty”: The partnership is threatened with collapse.
2026-04-27
Shafaq News – Baghdad
On Monday, informed political sources revealed that a number of leaders of the Coordination Framework received messages from the United States expressing its strong displeasure with the participation of the Secretary-General of the Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Abu Ala al-Walai, in the last meeting of the Coordination Framework dedicated to Read more…
Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 4-26-2026
4-26-2026 Newshound Guru Stephen This past week we have President Donald Trump directly getting involved and halting $500 million US dollars from going to the country of Iraq…Iraq operates pretty much on the US dollar because the Iraqi dinar is essentially worthless. So their country is flooded with US dollars. A lot of the US dollars that have been flowing to Iraq since 2003 have been directly sent to the country of Iran. This is why…the entire Iranian regime coming down was such a critical and massive step for Iraq to break free from their stronghold and be able to become independent and revalue or reinstate they currency which is what all of us investors are hoping for. We’re seeing it all happen before our very eyes. Read more…
US Navy seizes $380 million worth of Iranian oil
2026-04-26
Shafaq News – Middle East
TankerTrackers.com, a website that tracks the movement of oil tankers around the world, reported on Sunday that the US Navy had seized $380 million worth of Iranian oil in the Indian Ocean.
The website quoted satellite data indicating that the oil seized by the US Navy appeared to be Read more…
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Tasnim: Araqchi will present 4 conditions in Islamabad to end the war
2026-04-26
Shafaq News – Tehran
The Iranian news agency Tasnim revealed on Sunday afternoon that the return of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi to Pakistan, which is leading the mediation between Tehran and Washington, is to convey four Iranian conditions for ending the war: imposing a new legal regime Read more…
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Trump: The war with Iran will end soon.
2026-04-26
Shafaq News – Washington
US President Donald Trump asserted on Sunday that the war with Iran would end soon, while indicating that Tehran would hand over its uranium.
Speaking to Fox News, Trump said that Iran cannot be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon, and what we have done should have been done Read more…
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An economist explains Iraq’s alternatives to compensate for the shortfall in oil exports.
4-26-2026
Information/Baghdad…
Economic expert Dr. Safwan Qusay explained Iraq’s alternatives to compensate for the shortfall in oil exports resulting from the security tensions in the region caused by US military movements and escalation at sea.
Qusay told Al-Maalouma, “There are governmental efforts to increase oil exports via tankers, as well as fuel oil and naphtha, in addition to utilizing Read more…
Al-Nasr: The meeting between Maliki and Sudani is key to resolving the prime ministership crisis.
4-26-2026
Al-Maalomah/Baghdad –
Aqeel al-Rudaini, a leader in the Victory Coalition, confirmed on Sunday that an important meeting will be held between Nouri al-Maliki, head of the State of Law Coalition, and Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, head of the Reconstruction and Development Bloc, before the meeting of the Coordination Framework leaders this evening.
Al-Rudaini told Al-Maalomah that “the Coordination Framework has entered Read more…
The Trump administration seizes Iraqi funds… ready-made pretexts and a worrying government silence
4-26-2026
The administration of US President Donald Trump, or what is known as the US Treasury Department, seized Iraqi funds amounting to $500 million from oil revenues that were supposed to reach Iraq for use for internal purposes or to benefit from and distribute as salaries, which is the practice on a monthly basis, according to a mechanism that stipulates that the US Federal Reserve receives Read more…
White smoke is approaching… The coordinating framework faces the “zero hour” for choosing the prime minister.
4-26-2026
The political scene is entering a highly sensitive phase as the constitutional deadline for nominating a prime ministerial candidate approaches. There is widespread anticipation regarding the outcome of the meetings of the Coordination Framework, which faces a crucial test: either achieving internal consensus or Read more…
An Iraqi land route to break the “Hormuz” monopoly… The world passes through Basra and Baghdad
2026-04-26
Shafaq News – Special Translation
A British report highlighted the repercussions of the disruption to maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, particularly energy exports, considering that what is happening is reshaping international trade priorities towards the search for alternative routes, including the Iraqi “Development Road” project.
A report by Amwaj Media , Read more…
No sanctions… A constitutional loophole allows for violating the timelines for forming the Iraqi government.
2026-04-26
Shafaq News – Baghdad
Legal and constitutional expert Habib Al-Quraishi confirmed on Sunday that the permanent constitution of the Republic of Iraq of 2005 set clear constitutional timelines for regulating the process of building the state’s constitutional institutions after the Federal Supreme Court ratified the results Read more…
Iraq is the hardest hit by the Hormuz closure; oil exports plummeted 82% during March.
2026-04-26
Shafaq News – Follow-up
Iraq topped the list of countries most affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz during March 2026, after recording the highest rate of decline in crude oil exports among the Gulf producing countries, reaching 82%.
Data seen by Shafaq News Agency showed that the crisis was considered one of the biggest disruptions Read more…
Erbil announces electricity projects worth 100 billion dinars and sets a date for 24-hour power.
2026-04-26
Shafaq News – Erbil
Erbil Governorate announced on Sunday the allocation of approximately 100 billion dinars to establish three strategic 132 kV power stations in the areas of 8 Hasarok, the Timar Industrial Zone, and the Shamamak district.
This came during a meeting chaired by Electricity Minister Kamal Muhammad Saleh and Erbil Governor Read more…
Meetings “without results”… Maliki and Sudani insist on running for the premiership
2026-04-26
Shafaq News – Baghdad
An informed political source reported on Sunday that the meetings between the head of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, and the (outgoing) Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, regarding their withdrawal from the nomination for the premiership, “have not succeeded,” and each of them insists on his right Read more…
