On 2 October, iNEWS (KSS — affiliated/aligned media) published captions alleging that American military withdrawal left Washington holding Iraq’s financial decision-making power. Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official owned media) separately asserted that America does not deposit Iraqi oil-sale proceeds in Iraq’s Central Bank, while its guest, international-relations professor Mustafa al-Bahadli, questioned Iraq’s political, financial and economic sovereignty.
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official owned media02 Oct, 21:10
“International-relations professor Mustafa al-Bahadli: Were we witnessing a sovereignty day? Where is our political, financial and economic decision-making?”
استاذ العلاقات الدولية مصطفى البهادلي: هل كنا امام يوم سيادة .! اين قرارنا السياسي والمالي والاقتصادي
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated/aligned media02 Oct, 21:35
“The forces have left, but influence remains… Washington holds on to the keys to Iraqi financial decision-making.”
خرجت القوات وبقي النفوذ.. واشنطن تتمسك بمفاتيح القرار المالي العراقي
The two outlets agree that military departure does not settle financial sovereignty, but neither caption specifies a banking reform, transfer demand or implementation deadline.