Free Iraq from Iran Act

Support for Democracy and Human Rights: The policy supports the Iraqi people's desire to liberate their country and promotes the rule of law and human rights (Section 2).

Protection of Civil Society: The strategy includes using intelligence to monitor and expose efforts to suppress dissent and target protestors, which can enhance the security and operational capabilities of Iraqi civil society and opposition groups (Section 3(b)(3)(A)).

Countering Disinformation: The bill directs the Intelligence Community to help identify and counter disinformation campaigns used to delegitimize democratic movements (Section 3(b)(3)(A)(iii)).

Promoting Independent Media: The U.S. Agency for Global Media is tasked with supporting independent Iraqi journalists and media outlets to help them report freely (Section 3(b)(3)(B)(iii)).

Exposing Corruption and Abuse: Through social media and broadcasting, the bill aims to highlight human rights abuses, corruption, and acts of violence against protestors committed by Iran-backed militias (Section 3(b)(3)(B)).

Cessation of Security Assistance: The bill prohibits U.S. security assistance to the Federal Government of Iraq unless specific conditions regarding the dismantling of militias and political control are met (Section 3(b)(2)).

Sanctions on Individuals and Entities: The Secretary of the Treasury is required to impose sanctions on a variety of persons, including political figures and members of the judiciary (Section 7(c)).

Financial Restrictions on Militias: Federal funds are prohibited from being used to support any militia described in the bill or any of its members (Section 5).

Restrictions on Energy Imports: The bill prohibits the Government of Iraq or any private entity within Iraq from importing liquefied natural gas from the Government of Iran or any private entity in Iran (Section 8).