Daily Links — Thursday, September 3, 2026

Thursday's coffee desk has a real banking-sector move: the Central Bank of Iraq places Al-Taif Bank under guardianship over 'serious violations' — a concrete enforcement step as the TBI director again puts 85% of the cash mass outside the banking system. Baghdad keeps pushing reform: a Smart Cities Forum wraps with signed MoUs, an economic-reform piece runs in Al-Sabah, Al-Zaidi talks up a deeper economic partnership with Washington, and Al-Maliki declares the era of threats between the state and the factions over on the arms-limit question. On the wider board, Iran unleashes fresh attack waves on Kuwait and the UAE even as Trump signals de-escalation ahead of the midterms, China expands its defense law for conscription and asset seizure, and Madrid erupts in protest over Ceuta. Here's the morning drop.

Iraq & the Dinar

• The Central Bank of Iraq imposes guardianship on Al-Taif Bank over 'serious violations' (document) — Shafaq News (Arabic)
• TBI director: 85% of the cash mass is outside the banking system — Al-Sabah
• Reforming the Iraqi economy — Al-Sabah
• The Smart Cities Forum concludes in Baghdad with the signing of memorandums of understanding — Al-Sabah
• Al-Zaidi discusses strengthening the economic partnership with Washington — Al-Sabah
• Al-Maliki on the arms limit: the language of threats between the state and the factions is over — Shafaq News (Arabic)

Around the World

• Iran unleashes fresh attack waves on Kuwait and the UAE as Trump signals de-escalation ahead of the midterms — ZeroHedge
• CCP expands its national defense law for conscription of citizens and seizure of assets — The Epoch Times
• 'Save us from our traitor gov't': massive Madrid protests erupt over the socialist government's handling of Ceuta — ZeroHedge

Home Front

• ICE arrested nearly 51,000 illegal immigrants in August, DHS says — The Epoch Times

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