Lawmaker Says Iraqi Judge May Deserve Sanctions for Iran Ties
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, urged the Trump administration Jan. 6 to consider sanctioning Faiq Zaidan, head of Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council, for helping Iran increase its influence over Iraq.
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“Zaidan and his backers in Iran are actively working to entrench their control over Iraq and install a weak and compliant prime minister,” Wilson wrote on X. “This outcome is unacceptable and poses a serious threat to Iraq’s future and U.S. interests.”
Wilson also said he might pursue legislation to sanction Zaidan and “affiliated militia leaders.” He already has introduced a bill that would designate Iran’s “puppet militias in Iraq” as foreign terrorist organizations (see 2504030016).