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Iraqi Oil and the Iran Threat Network

By Michael Knights, for the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi Oil and the Iran Threat Network Iran-backed terrorist groups and militias are developing significant new strands of threat financing using Iraq's oil sector, which combine to provide billions of dollars of illicit value each year. Iraq is thus emerging as Iran's best bet for neutering the Trump administration's renewed maximum pressure campaign. Click here to read the full report. To browse our comprehensive library of reports on Iraq, click here. Tags: AAH, Abu Mahdi al Muhandis, Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point, Dr Mike Knights, featured, Iran, IRGC-QF (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force), Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC), Kata'ib Hezbollah, Kataib Hezbullah, muqawama, terrorism, United States