US #MAGAt attacks on #Iran have left millions in neighboring #Iraq in 24 hr blackouts without even intermittent imported Iranian #power deliveries for several days.

Orders to simply #evacuate by US embassy to #Americans living in Iraq were issued long after communications platforms were already #destabilized and crisis well underway. With all airports & shipping lanes closed, and no #electricity or #internet since the US strikes began, many ex-pats have taken refuge in embassies.

Iraq ​has struggled ⁠to provide its citizens with #energy since the destruction of 2003 U.S. #invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. In the ensuing #turmoil, poor investment ​opps, #graft and mismanagement by authorities have left the national ​#grid in Iraq unable to cope with demand for decades

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iraq-suffers-power-grid-blackout-due-technical-fault-2026-03-04/

USD/JPY Outlook: Steady Near 158 Amid Fed Turmoil, Japan's Snap Election

https://misryoum.com/us/markets/usd-jpy-outlook-steady-near-158-amid-fed/

The USD/JPY outlook remains modestly bullish, as poor risk sentiment benefits the dollar more than the yen. Japan’s PM could call for an early election, keeping the yen under pressure. Speculations about the Fed’s independence could limit the dollar’s...

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