US Sanctions Iraqi Deputy Oil Minister Over Ties to Iran

Along with the minister, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the leaders of three militia groups aligned with Iran as part of Operation Economic Fury.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington on June 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy /The Epoch Times

The United States imposed sanctions on Iraqi Deputy Oil Minister Ali Maarij al-Bahadly and militias on May 7 over support for Iran, the U.S. Treasury Department said.

The Treasury Department, in a statement, accused Maarij of abusing “his position to facilitate the diversion of oil to be sold for the benefit of the Iranian regime and its proxy militias in Iraq.”