US revokes visa for former Iraqi finance minister and puts her on terrorism watchlist
The US State Department on Friday said it had revoked the visa of former Iraqi finance minister Taif Sami Mohammed after she was placed on the FBI's terrorism watchlist. In a statement, the State Department said she is no longer present in the US. No additional details were provided about when or why she was put on the watchlist. Ms Mohammed left her post as finance minister last month, having…
The US has revoked the visa of former Iraqi finance minister Taif Sami Mohammed and placed her on the FBI's terrorism watchlist, according to a Friday statement from the State Department. Ms Mohammed is no longer present in the United States, though the precise circumstances surrounding her placement on the watchlist remain undisclosed.
Ms Mohammed served as Iraq's finance minister from 2022 until her resignation last month. Her expulsion from the US represents a dramatic shift in their relationship. During the Biden administration, the State Department hailed Ms Mohammed as a "front-line leader against corrupt practices" and the "Iron Woman." In 2022, she received the International Woman of Courage Award from then-secretary of state Anthony Blinken and Jill Biden.
A political independent, Ms Mohammed was instrumental in combating and preventing budget corruption in Iraq, according to the State Department. During the Trump administration and under Secretary of State Marco Rubio, suspected terrorists were prohibited from remaining within the United States, the State Department affirmed.
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