On 7 October, Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official owned media) and Sabereen News (KH — affiliated/aligned media) published Hoquq MP Miqdad al-Khafaji’s (KH — parliamentary bloc) signature-gathering request to place cancellation of the exchange-rate decision on the day’s agenda; National Alnahj Alliance MP Hamed al-Fatlawi separately called for parliamentary pressure, while Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) relayed that alliance’s demand for rapid cancellation and alternative treasury revenues, and Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official owned media) carried Badr bloc MP Safaa Kazem al-Husseini’s rejection of burdensome policy and demand for exchange-market oversight. Household and business objections included Hoquq MP Hussein al-Diraji’s (KH — parliamentary bloc) description of failed financial policy taking from citizens’ livelihoods, the Islamic Dawa Party’s concern over prices and purchasing power, the Iraqi Teachers Syndicate’s forecast of roughly 15% higher goods costs, the Iraqi Pharmacists Syndicate head’s demand to retain 1,320 for medicine, medical-supply and pharmaceutical-input imports, and Al-Ittijah TV’s reports of Shorja shop closures and stopped dollar trading. Banking and economic expert Imad al-Saidi urged market monitoring, restraint of speculators and dollar supply on Al-Ahad TV, while expert Nasser al-Kinani alleged five months of Finance Committee foreknowledge and a Central Bank intention of 165,000 dinars per $100; Parliamentary Finance Committee member Saba al-Saadi told iNEWS (KSS — affiliated/aligned media) that the finance minister would not be interrogated that day and that the increase covered the budget deficit, whereas Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi (KSS — affiliated/aligned media) subsequently reported a session involving interrogation of the minister and Central Bank governor.
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media07 Oct, 13:00
“Hoquq parliamentary bloc MP Hussein al-Diraji: Raising the dollar rate means financial policies have failed because they take from citizens’ share and livelihood to resolve crises.”
النائب عن كتلة حقوق النيابية حسين الدراجي: رفع سعر الدولار يعني أن السياسات المالية فاشلة لأنها تأخذ من حصة وقوت المواطن لحل الأزمات
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media07 Oct, 13:02
“Economic expert Nasser al-Kinani: The parliamentary Finance Committee had known about the dollar-rate increase for five months.”
الخبير الاقتصادي ناصر الكناني: رفع سعر الدولار كانت تعلم به اللجنة المالية النيابية منذ 5 أشهر
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media07 Oct, 13:26
“Islamic Dawa Party: We follow with concern the effects of instability and fluctuation in the Iraqi dinar’s exchange rate against the US dollar, the resulting rise in market goods prices and decline in citizens’ purchasing power, which will negatively affect political and social conditions.”
حزب الدعوة الإسلامية: نتابع بقلق آثار عدم الاستقرار والتذبذب في سعر صرف الدينار العراقي أمام الدولار الأميركي وما ترتب عليه من ارتفاع في أسعار السلع في الأسواق وانخفاض في القوة الشرائية للمواطنين الأمر الذي سينعكس سلبا على الأوضاع السياسية والاجتماعية
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media07 Oct, 13:28
“Raising the dollar rate is an ill-considered government decision. The Central Bank had intended to raise the exchange rate to 165,000 dinars per $100.”
رفع سعر الدولار قرار حكومي غير مدروس - البنك المركزي كان ينوي رفع سعر الصرف لـ165 ألف دينار لكل 100 دولار
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media07 Oct, 13:28
“The government must monitor the currency market and currency speculation. Unscrupulous people and exchange-rate speculators must be restrained. The government must supply the market fully with dollars to prevent exploitation by speculators.”
على الحكومة مراقبة السوق النقدي والمضاربات النقدية - يجب كبح ضعاف النفوس والمضاربين بأسعار الصرف - على الحكومة إشباع السوق بالدولار لمنع استغلال المضاربين
- Unit 10,000KH — affiliated/aligned media07 Oct, 13:49
“The Iraqi Teachers Syndicate warns of the dollar-rate increase and its consequences for citizens’ and employees’ livelihoods, and says the decision will cause an approximately 15% increase in goods costs.”
نقابة المعلمين العراقيين تحذر من رفع سعر الدولار وتداعياته على معيشة المواطنين والموظفين، وتؤكد أن القرار سيتسبب بزيادة تقارب 15% في كلف السلع
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated/aligned media07 Oct, 13:49
“The Iraqi Teachers Syndicate warns of the dollar-rate increase and its consequences for citizens’ and employees’ livelihoods, and says the decision will cause an approximately 15% increase in goods costs.”
نقابة المعلمين العراقيين تحذر من رفع سعر الدولار وتداعياته على معيشة المواطنين والموظفين، وتؤكد أن القرار سيتسبب بزيادة تقارب 15% في كلف السلع
- Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibiKSS — affiliated/aligned media07 Oct, 13:50
“The Iraqi Teachers Syndicate warns of the dollar-rate increase and its consequences for citizens’ and employees’ livelihoods, and says the decision will cause an approximately 15% increase in goods costs.”
نقابة المعلمين العراقيين تحذر من رفع سعر الدولار وتداعياته على معيشة المواطنين والموظفين، وتؤكد أن القرار سيتسبب بزيادة تقارب 15% في كلف السلع
The identical teachers’ and pharmacists’ statements circulating through KH- and KSS-linked outlets establish amplification of professional bodies’ positions, whereas the Hoquq request documents a named parliamentary intervention. Badr bloc MP Safaa Kazem al-Husseini’s oversight demand is distinct from outright cancellation, so agreement over household costs should not be rendered as agreement over remedies.