On the evening of 3 August, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) posted two segments of its programme #سياسي_الابعاد within about fifteen seconds of each other. Economic adviser Safwan Qusay said touching the exchange rate is rejected, that printing currency and changing the rate would shift the burden onto the citizen, that the Ministry of Industry has no industry in it, and that Egypt collects some 80 billion dollars from customs and taxes against Iraq's two billion. Finance committee member Riyad al-Tamimi said the regional war exposed Iraq as an economically "fragile" state, that printing currency is "impossible" and contrary to central bank law, that the government sent "miserable and shameful" revenue laws, that it has no law permitting it to borrow and works improvisationally, and that salaries are secured through 2026 while 2027 needs real solutions. The rung holds at credible because both statements are carried in full by the group's own official broadcaster and nothing in the collected material contradicts them; there is no outside coverage of either segment in hand.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media03 Aug, 22:50
“The regional war revealed that Iraq is an economically "fragile" state... printing currency is "impossible" and contrary to central bank law... the government sent miserable and shameful laws to maximize revenues... the government does not possess a law permitting it to borrow and works improvisationally... salaries are secured during 2026 and 2027 must be met with real solutions”
حرب المنطقة كشفت ان العراق دولة "هشة" اقتصاديا ... طباعة العملة "مستحيل" ومخالفة لقوانين البنك المركزي ... الحكومة ارسلت قوانين بائسة ومخجلة لتعظيم الايرادات ... الحكومة لا تمتلك قانونا يسمح لها بالاقتراض وتعمل بشكل ارتجالي ... الرواتب مؤمنة خلال 2026 ويجب استقبال 2027 بحلول حقيقية
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media03 Aug, 22:51
“Printing currency and changing the exchange rate means transferring the problem into the citizen's pocket - touching the exchange rate is rejected... we submitted dozens of proposals to maximize revenues but they did not turn into decisions... Egypt reaps 80 billion dollars from customs and taxes while Iraq only two billion”
طباعة العملة وتغيير سعر الصرف يعني نقل المشكلة الى جيب المواطن - المساس بسعر الصرف مرفوض ... قدمنا عشرات المقترحات لتعظيم الايرادات لكنها لم تتحول الى قرارات ... مصر تحصد 80 مليار دولار من الجمارك والضرائب بينما العراق مليارين فقط