Daily Links — Wednesday Evening, September 16, 2026

The Wednesday evening desk: arms control in Iraq enters a decisive phase, with U.S. letters piling pressure on al-Zaidi before the September 30 deadline. On the budget, the Kurdistan Region rejects its 12.67% share and demands 14%, the next budget pencils oil at $53–$56 a barrel, September's payroll list is set for electronic submission to Baghdad, and Al-Rafidain posts 81.5% growth in electronic collection — all steps toward banking the system. On the money side, the big one: the Fed delivered its first rate HIKE since 2023, and Wall Street is repricing; meanwhile the BRICS summit takes direct aim at U.S. influence over the global economy. Plus a Houthi video claiming a Saudi F-15 shootdown, and reports of mass protests paralyzing Greece. Here's the evening drop.

Iraq & the Dinar

• Arms control in Iraq enters a decisive phase: U.S. letters and pressure on al-Zaidi before September 30 — Al-Mustaqila (Arabic)
• The Kurdistan Region rejects its 12.67% budget share and demands it be raised to 14% — Alsumaria
• The oil price in the next budget will be between $53 and $56 a barrel — Baghdad Today
• September payroll list set for electronic submission to Baghdad — Channel 8
• Al-Rafidain achieves 81.5% growth in electronic collection during August — Iraqi News Agency (WAA)

Money & Markets

• Wall Street reacts to the Fed's first hike since 2023: 'a dose of accommodation' out, a dose of selling in — ZeroHedge
• BRICS summit takes aim at U.S. influence over the global economy — OilPrice.com

Around the World

• Houthis issue a video of a Saudi F-15 shootdown as ground clashes intensify in Yemen — ZeroHedge
• Claim: mass protests paralyze Greece — airports, ports, factories, and trains reported at a standstill — X

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