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Clare: Iraqi Deputy PM and FM Fuad Hussein in Washington Today
4/25/2025
WASHINGTON DC, United States
Iraq’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Fuad Hussein is in Washington, and he will meet later today with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Hussein became Iraqi Foreign Minister in 2020, after two years as Finance Minister. A Kurd, Hussein was the long-time Chief of Staff to Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region, until his retirement from that position in 2017.
Hussein was most recently in Washington in March 2024, in the last year of the Biden administration, to prepare for the first visit to Washington of Iraq’s then newly-elected prime minister, Mohammed Shi’a al-Sudani.
The purpose of Hussein’s current visit is less clear, but it comes as the Trump administration has held a series of high-level meetings and discussions with its Middle Eastern allies.
Indeed, one of those first exchanges was a phone call between Rubio and Sudani in late February. Their discussion appeared to have been quite friendly, while they agreed on the need to resume Kurdish oil exports through the Iraq-Turkish pipeline, even as that has yet to happen.
Other meetings and phone calls between Washington and its allies in the Middle East followed.
They include an April 11 telephone conversation between Rubio and Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region.
The next day, Sudani paid a rare visit to Erbil. In the meeting between the Kurdish and Iraqi prime ministers, almost certainly, Barzani’s exchange with Rubio was among the issues they discussed.
Issues on the Agenda between the U.S. and Iraq
Asked at a press briefing yesterday about Hussein’s visit to Washington, State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce confirmed that he “will be here at the State Department tomorrow for various meetings,” and “I will be in one of those meetings.”
But “as far as to the specifics of what will happen, I have nothing to preview for you at this time,” she added.
However, in a post to X, Hussein provided a bit more information.
“We will hold a series of bilateral meetings to strengthen Iraqi-American relations and coordinate efforts on regional and international issues,” Hussein wrote. “We will also discuss ways to enhance mutual security and cooperation in various fields.”
Presumably, that will include Syria and Iran, as well as the status of the campaign against ISIS. In addition, it will be quite interesting to see if there is any significant progress in resuming Kurdish oil exports. LINK
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Walkingstick [Iraqi bank friend Aki update] Aki cannot own any of the currency of Iraq. He cannot possess any of the lower notes in order to profit. Aki and his boss care about the exchange rate to come out not the lower notes. Aki cannot profiteer from turning in lower notes or 3 zero notes to the CBI...He is interested in the new exchange rate for their investors inside of Iraq and outside where he is at with that bank in Michigan...Aki is angry the lower notes are still waiting for the same thing that you and I are waiting for, the new exchange rate.
Frank26 [Iraq boots-on-the-ground report] FIREFLY: Television says we are way more richer than we thought. FRANK: You have no idea your wealth. You have no idea the power you have, no idea what you can come out with an exchange rate. I know you want your purchasing power but it has to be done perfect just like launching the spaceship to go to the moon... Everything has to work in synchronization and that's what I'm seeing.
Fed’s Desperate Bid to Stop Gold Price - Why it Will Backfire
Daniela Cambone: 4-25-2025
“Gold has become hard to control… Someone's putting pressure on the New York and London process of keeping the gold price mellow,” says E.B. Tucker, bestselling author of Why Gold, Why Now?
In today’s interview with Daniela Cambone, Tucker suggests that—like all cartels—the system was pushed too far and couldn't sustain itself. He argues that the gold futures market became so detached from physical gold that it lost credibility.
He points out that FedCoin, a central bank digital currency, will rise to dominate the financial system, ultimately replacing traditional forms of money.
Additionally, he opposes the idea of returning to the gold standard, warning it would lead to people being “wiped out.” However, Tucker recognizes gold’s critical role in the coming financial transformation.
Key Facts:
-The IMF Warning: should we be concerned?
-Gold is becoming harder to control.
-Instant success in the stock market is a thing of the past
. -A mindset shift can transform your wealth.
-FedCoin is coming—what does this mean for you?
-Where is the middle class headed?
