News, Rumors and Opinions Sunday 7-5-2026
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Clare: Iraqi President: We seek a regional security framework, and the resolution of Baghdad and Erbil disputes will be "through the budget."
7/4/2026
Iraqi President Nizar Amidi said on Saturday that there is an opportunity to establish a regional security framework that includes the countries of the region, in which Iraq has a pivotal role, leading to a regional economic recovery.
He pointed out that resolving the disputes between Baghdad and Erbil goes through the budget law and guaranteeing the constitutional rights of the region. LINK
Clare: Al-Zaydi calls on Iraqis to report corruption: in exchange for a lucrative financial reward
7/4/2026
On Saturday, Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi called on Iraqis to report corruption and directed that generous financial rewards be given to informants.
The Prime Minister’s office said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency: “ Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi calls on all citizens to report assets and public funds obtained from corruption crimes, in order to contribute to uncovering, recovering and returning them to the state, based on legal, moral and national responsibility, and out of his concern for public funds and their protection, in compliance with what was stated in the ministerial program.”
He added: Al-Zaydi has directed that a rewarding financial percentage be given to informants in accordance with the law, in appreciation of their national role, and in support of efforts to combat corruption and protect public funds. The special link for communication through this matter will be announced later. LINK**
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Clare: Iraqi ports: Basra port receives second oil tanker in 24 hours via the Strait of Hormuz
7/4/2026
A source in the General Company for Iraqi Ports reported on Saturday that the giant oil tanker (Barbados Prosperity) had arrived at the Basra oil port, where it is scheduled to be loaded with two million barrels of crude oil.
The source told Shafaq News Agency, "This tanker is the second to dock at the port in the past 24 hours, after the arrival of the tanker (Kuwait Prosperity) earlier."
The source added that "two additional oil tankers are expected to arrive in the coming hours, after they crossed the Strait of Hormuz and headed towards Iraqi ports," noting that the shipping movement for export and loading operations is proceeding with high flexibility and according to the schedules set for them. LINK
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Courtesy of Dinar Guru: https://www.dinarguru.com/
Frank26 [Iraq boots-on-the-ground report] OMAR: It's not going to be in July. It's a process and we have to have some stability because the whole lot of corruption has been developed. FRANK: No. This corruption has existed since the beginning of time. But for the first time it's gone...It's being eradicated.
Militia Man I'd like to see they have...the cabinet set before they go to Washington. I'd like to see the HCL before they come to Washington. And then I'd like for them to come home and make a big show with the GCC and potentially have a relationship with the Real Effective Exchange Rate for global trade...The data shows powerful things are happening.
Reset Intelligence A currency earns trust by demonstration and demonstrations need witnesses, public trials, a published theft number, seize tally numbers updated daily, a bank that hunts the smugglers instead of processing them. Every piece of this week was arranged to be seen by Iraqis, by Washington and by the markets that will eventually be asked to price the results. The audience is the point.
The July 4th Gold Reset: What's Actually True, What's Noise, and What to Do About It
What Changes: 7-4-2026
The US government values its gold reserves at $42 an ounce — a number unchanged since 1973. Gold trades near $3,200 today. That gap is at the center of one of the loudest financial rumors of the year: a government gold reset on July 4th that supposedly sends gold to $10,000.
In this episode, Mae breaks down what's actually true about this story, the three-question filter for evaluating any financial headline, and the real structural shift happening in the gold market that most coverage is missing entirely. No hype. Just the mechanism, the data, and a calm plan.