Daily Links — Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Tuesday's desk leads with movement in Baghdad: the Prime Minister says the government's formation is nearly complete, an MP has revealed where the 'Sawlat al-Fajr' funds ended up, and Iraq is stepping further into the digital world economy. On the markets side, Jim Rickards is warning that a yen-carry-trade blowup would be the financial equivalent of all-out nuclear war. Overseas, the U.S. fired on a ship trying to break the Iran blockade as Trump countered Tehran's demands with a claim the U.S. is owed 'compensation.' Here's everything on the desk.

Iraq & the Dinar

• The Prime Minister announces the imminent completion of the government's formation — Iraqi News Agency (INA)
• MP reveals the fate of the “Sawlat al-Fajr” funds — Al-Ma'alama
• By entering “Apple,” Iraq joins the digital world economy — Al-Sabah

Money & Markets

• Yen carry-trade blowup — the financial equivalent of all-out nuclear war, says Jim Rickards — USAWatchdog
• Have you been waiting for the QFS and EBS reset? A message of hope and 'real truth' — George Magazine

Around the World

• U.S. fires on a ship attempting to break the Iran blockade amid several regional maritime attacks — ZeroHedge
• Trump responds to Iran's demands, counters that the U.S. is owed 'compensation,' stops short of new threats — ZeroHedge

The COVID Reckoning

• Fauci privately flagged a miscarriage risk before telling pregnant women there were 'no red flags' — ZeroHedge
• Trump signs an executive order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines — The Epoch Times

Home Front

• Ocasio-Cortez says she does not support all planks of the Democratic Socialists' platform — The Epoch Times

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