# Iraq may show how the U.S. can squeeze Iran’s trade partners

https://mins.news/en/item/31780

- Reuters, 2026-08-25 15:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraq-may-show-how-us-can-squeeze-irans-trade-partners-2026-08-25/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8db18b0602a6000171d262

> Iraq could offer a case study of how the United States might carry out its threat to push countries that continue trading with Iran out of the dollar-based financial system.

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