Tehran on the “trigger mechanism”: Our funds in Baghdad are safe
Tehran on the “trigger mechanism”: Our funds in Baghdad are safe
2025-10-06 03:10
Shafaq News – Tehran
Secretary-General of the Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce, Jahanbakhsh Sanjabi Shirazi, confirmed on Monday that Iranian financial resources in Iraqi banks are secure, despite the activation of the “trigger mechanism.”
Sanjabi told the Iranian Tasnim News Agency that “the United States and the three European countries (France, Britain, and Germany) are seeking, by exploiting the Security Council and the trigger mechanism, to create an existential crisis within Iranian society and raise economic concerns.”
He added, “Iran today possesses the expertise and defensive and economic capabilities that make it better prepared to deal with these threats than it was during the sanctions period between 2011 and 2015.”
Sanjabi pointed out that Russia and China have declared their refusal to recognize the reimposition of sanctions, which reduces their international impact and eases pressure on Tehran. He explained that Iranian financial resources in Iraqi banks are secure, and there are no indications of a risk of them being frozen or confiscated, thanks to the preventive measures taken by the government and the Central Bank of Iran.
He continued, “Confronting psychological warfare requires conscious media management, controlling economic expectations, and strengthening national unity,” explaining that “the Western goal is to weaken Iranian social security, not impose actual sanctions.”
It’s worth noting that the trigger mechanism was a key provision of the 2015 nuclear agreement, allowing any state party to the agreement to automatically reimpose UN sanctions if Iran violates its nuclear commitments.
The “trigger mechanism” was activated by Britain, France, and Germany, reinstating UN Security Council sanctions on Iran and increasing pressure on Tehran to halt its advanced nuclear activities.
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