It appears that the increased pressure exerted by the American occupation forces on the Iraqi government in Baghdad, and their refusal to deal with any Iraqi government that includes armed factions or their allies, has yielded results with these factions, especially given their approximately 80 parliamentary seats.

Since America's occupation in 2003 until now, Iraq has been drowning in problems, and its condition goes from bad to worse. All of that is the result of the political map that the American occupier formulated and imposed. It was the one that laid the basic foundations of the system and drew the political map of the country...

Since the US occupation of Iraq in 2003, and for 22 years now, it has been experiencing a financial crisis with widespread poverty and destitution. Despite oil revenues amounting to hundreds of billions annually, its politicians and experts come out every year to sound the alarm about a potential financial crisis that could lead to the state's inability to pay employee salaries.

On Wednesday, 9/7/2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned that the Iraqi economy faces major challenges. The IMF Board, in its statement concluding the Article IV consultations with Iraq, said there is room to strengthen non-oil revenues through increased taxes and customs duties...