United States Halts Dollar Shipments and Freezes Security Cooperation with Baghdad

American and Iraqi informed sources revealed on Monday (April 20, 2026) a series of escalatory measures taken by President Donald Trump's administration against Iraq, including stopping cash dollar shipments and freezing security cooperation. The Wall Street Journal reported that Washington blocked a cash shipment estimated at approximately $500 million from Iraqi oil revenues en route to the Central Bank of Iraq. In the same context, the United States suspended meetings of the High Joint Committee for security coordination with Baghdad and froze funding for some training programs for Iraqi forces. Observers believe these measures aim to pressure Iraq to distance itself from the Iranian axis and accelerate the formation of a new government that embodies the will of the Iraqi people away from external interventions.