On 1 October, Sabereen News (KH — affiliated/aligned media) mocked the government spokesman’s announcement of a cash-dollar shipment, comparing its presentation as an achievement with publicity surrounding salary payments. The channel characterized the shipment as America permitting Iraq to receive some of its own money and labelled it not an achievement.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated/aligned media01 Oct, 17:32
“After salary payments became a government achievement circulated by the media, the government spokesman adds another achievement: the arrival of a shipment of cash dollars! (That is, America allowed them to give us some of our own money.) #ThisIsNotAnAchievement”
بعد ان اصبح صرف الرواتب انجاز حكومي تتناقله وسائل الاعلام. المتحدث الحكومي يضيف انجاز اخر: وصول شحنة من الدولار النقدي! (اي ان امريكا سمحت ان تعطينا من بعض اموالنا) #هذا_مو_انجاز
Sadiqoun emphasized the practical benefit of renewed dollar access, whereas Sabereen News emphasized dependence on American permission; agreement that financial restrictions matter does not produce agreement over government credit.