Posts Tagged ‘Victoria Nuland’

22/08/2012

awaiting a number of countries around the world declined Iran’s economy because of the international economic sanctions imposed on it, but U.S. officials say Tehran is still in touch with banking transactions International, and the credit for that goes back to Iraq.

said David Cohen, assistant Treasury secretary American for Financial Intelligence, Network (CNN) said they “will continue to uninformed efforts to prevent Iran from avoiding U.S. financial sanctions and international, either by Iraq or other countries.” (more…)

Iraq South Oil Exports Rise
WASHINGTON, Aug 21, (Agencies): The United States said Monday that oil companies should not bypass Iraq’s central government after authorities in the autonomous Kurdish north signed dozens of deals with foreign energy firms. (more…)

Bloomberg reports that Iraq has made its first payment on a $3 billion program to buy 18 Lockheed Martin (LMT) F-16 fighter jets.

Pentagon spokesman George Little commented: “A long-term strategic relationship with Iraq is important. We seek to find ways to enable the Iraqis to provide for their own security and to add to greater stability in
the region.”

He told reporters that the base value of Iraq’s jet order is about $3 billion, but that with all options for equipment and services the total value of the agreement may reach $4.2 billion.

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