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The Daily Digest

MONDAY, 24 AUGUST 2026 · MORNING EDITION

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The Central Bank of Iraq reported that regional tensions had cost the country more than $30 billion in reserves, while Baghdad said it was exploring greater flexibility with Iran for Iraqi oil exports through Hormuz by Monday. Iraq’s State Organization for Marketing of Oil and QatarEnergy also offered crude through tenders for loading inside the strait. Iraq said its oil production had recovered to more than 3 million barrels per day.

On the security file, Iraqi authorities reportedly arrested four Popular Mobilization Forces personnel in Baghdad on August 24, drawing faction opposition and disputed accounts detailed in the Militia Digest; no security body acknowledged custody in those accounts. Iraqi officials said decisions of war and peace belong solely to the state and described gradual disarmament through dialogue with factions, while a lawmaker pressed for passage of the PMF law and Iraq’s prime minister fixed September 30 for the US-led coalition’s withdrawal.

On regional diplomacy, Baghdad proposed a joint security council between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The Kurdistan Regional Government separately opened a trade-licensing office at a crossing with Iran, as reporting described intensifying regional pressure on Iraq’s prime minister.

THINGS TO WATCH
Iran and Iraq announce terms for greater Hormuz export flexibilitymedium likelihoodhigh impactBaghdad said it was exploring greater export flexibility with Iran, making announced terms or the absence of an agreement observable within the next month.
SOMO or QatarEnergy awards an inside-Hormuz crude tendermedium likelihoodmedium impactBoth companies offered crude for loading inside the strait, so an award, cancellation or expiry would show whether the offer secured a buyer.
Parliament holds a formal vote on the PMF lawmedium likelihoodhigh impactA lawmaker publicly pressed for passage while the government’s weapons and state-control process remained active.
Saudi Arabia or Iran publicly answers Baghdad’s joint security-council proposalmedium likelihoodhigh impactIraq proposed the council, but any move toward implementation requires an observable response from at least one of the two governments.
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