Trump Administration Freezes Half a Billion Dollars and Suspends Security Cooperation with Iraq

Informed sources revealed on Monday (April 20, 2026) that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump decided to freeze a cash shipment estimated at approximately $500 million from Iraqi oil revenues, and suspended security coordination with Baghdad. The sources explained that these measures are temporary but are linked to the formation of a new Iraqi government and the identification of those involved in recent attacks. In the same context, Washington stopped funding some security and training programs for Iraqi forces, in a step aimed at exerting political and economic pressure on Baghdad. These measures come amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran-backed militias, with Washington accusing some government elements of providing cover for these armed groups, thereby deepening the state of political and security instability in Iraq.