At 11:23 on 17 August, Watan TV, a Badr-affiliated channel, reported that the governor of the Central Bank of Iraq received his Iranian counterpart to discuss financial and banking cooperation, saying the meeting covered the mechanism for settling financial dues and regulating trade exchanges in accordance with governance, transparency and international compliance standards. Visual review of the accompanying image shows two men seated before Iraqi and Iranian flags and the Central Bank of Iraq emblem; the individuals cannot be identified from the image. No other supplied source carried the meeting.
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated17 Aug, 14:23
“The governor of the Central Bank of Iraq receives his Iranian counterpart to discuss prospects for financial and banking cooperation… The meeting discussed the mechanism for settling financial dues and regulating trade exchanges in line with governance, transparency and international compliance standards.”
محافظ البنك المركزي العراقي يستقبل نظيره الإيراني لبحث آفاق التعاون المالي والمصرفي… اللقاء ناقش آلية تسوية المستحقات المالية وتنظيم التبادلات التجارية وفق معايير الحوكمة والشفافية والامتثال الدولي
Watch: an official Central Bank of Iraq or Iranian statement on the same meeting, a named settlement mechanism for Iranian dues, other faction channels picking the item up, or outside coverage of the visit — any of these moves this file.