Iran pushes Iraq to maintain trade without US dollar
Iran is pushing for an agreement with the Iraqi Central Bank to maintain trade in local currencies after dollar-base trade halted following the reimposition of US sanctions.
![USA-IRAN/SANCTIONS-IRAQ Iranian rials, U.S. dollars and Iraqi dinars are seen at a currency exchange shop in Basra, Iraq November 3, 2018. Picture taken November 3, 2018. REUTERS/Essam al-Sudani - RC1645948610](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2019/01/RTS24GNB.jpg/RTS24GNB.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=Af0LuGLl)
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