The United States has resumed some air shipments of US dollars to Iraq, several months after it suspended them in a bid to pressure the government to

The US resumed physical dollar air shipments to Iraq on May 1 after a nine-day suspension that blocked roughly $500 million amid Iran-related tensions.

The US resumed physical dollar shipments to Iraq in early May 2026 after blocking nearly $500M in banknotes over concerns about Iranian-backed militias.