Clare – Dinar Guru Article: “Secret meeting in Istanbul: Washington threatens new financial sanctions on Iraq” Quote: “An unannounced meeting was held in Istanbul in recent days, bringing…the US Federal Reserve and a high-ranking delegation from the Central Bank of Iraq…The meeting came at the urgent invitation of the US to discuss critical developments in the file of financial transfers and Iraqi banking transactions…The US side informed the Iraqi delegation that new financial sanctions are under preparation, to be imposed on a number of Iraqi banks and financial institutions, due to what the US side described as ‘continued violations’ in international transfer systems and the failure of some Iraqi entities to comply with international guidelines to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.“