Following a vote in the Iraqi parliament Jan. 5, requesting the government to work on expelling US troops from the country, US President Donald Trump threatened Iraq with severe sanctions, which would worsen the already destroyed Iraqi economy.
Although the successive Iraqi governments all had a role in destroying the economy, the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi, the current caretaker prime minister, played a large part due to a series of miserable policies and decisions he adopted since coming to office in October 2018.