How Would US Allow Iraq To Pay Its $2.7b Debt To Iran?

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 8, 2023.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 8, 2023.

The United States is said to have given Iraq permission to pay $2.7 billion of its debts to Iran but the mechanism by which the money would be released remains murky.