Coffee's on. It's official: al-Zaidi announces the Global Coalition's mission in Iraq is complete, and the Pentagon formally closes out Operation Inherent Resolve. Al-Sudani ties the exit to getting weapons under state control, al-Sadr announces changes to his own forces and calls for disarmament, and al-Zaidi's “one basket” plan to fill the empty cabinet seats runs through Maliki. On the money side, a hard look at whether Iraq's banks are in trouble after Hormuz, and the KRG moves MyAccount digital banking under the Ministry of Finance. Plus a US counter-proposal on ending the war with Iran, a FlyDubai pilot stabbed midair, Moscow hardening on Ukraine, and Macron at an all-time low. Here's the drop.
Iraq & the Dinar
- Al-Zaidi announces the official completion of the Global Coalition's mission in Iraq — Baghdad Today
- The Pentagon officially announces the end of Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq — Baghdad Today
- Al-Sudani links the end of the coalition to arms control: a new phase to complete state sovereignty — Independent Press Agency (Arabic)
- Al-Sadr announces changes to his forces, calls for disarmament and for politicians to retire — Shafaq News (Arabic)
- “One basket”: al-Zaidi's path to filling the vacancies runs through a talk with Maliki — Shafaq News (Arabic)
Money on the Move
- From Hormuz to a banking crisis: has Iraq entered a banking-collapse phase? — Independent Press Agency (Arabic)
- KRG moves MyAccount digital banking under Ministry of Finance authority — Channel 8
Oil, Energy & the Wider Board
- Iran says it received an official US counter-proposal on ending the war — ZeroHedge
- Midair horror: FlyDubai pilot reportedly stabbed, Israeli news says incident treated as a full-fledged terror attack — ZeroHedge
Around the World
- How do you say “What the actual F**k” in French? — ZeroHedge
- France: Macron's approval hits an all-time low as the fuel crisis worsens — Remix News
- Moscow closes the door: how Putin and Lavrov hardened Russia's line on Ukraine in ten days — Sonar21
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