Free Iraq from Iran Act

The "Free Iraq from Iran Act" establishes a U.S. policy to support the Iraqi people in liberating their country from Iran's malign influence and its proxy militias, while promoting democracy, rule of law, and human rights. It mandates the development of an interagency strategy within 180 days by the Secretaries of State and Treasury, and the CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, to counter Iranian influence and its backed militias in Iraq. This strategy must detail efforts to dismantle these militias and end Iran's dominance over Iraq's political system. A key provision of the strategy involves conditioning U.S. security assistance to the Federal Government of Iraq. Such assistance would cease unless all Iran-backed militias are dismantled, Iraq stops supporting terrorism, and these militias are no longer integrated into Iraqi government ministries or control them. The bill also requires efforts to support Iraqi civil society , including intelligence gathering to expose Iranian suppression, providing security support to opposition groups, and countering disinformation campaigns. Furthermore, the bill directs the Secretary of State to designate several specific Iran-backed militias, including the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) , as Foreign Terrorist Organizations within 90 days. It explicitly prohibits any federal department or agency from obligating or expending funds to support these designated militias or their members. The legislation also imposes sanctions on individuals and entities identified as "Iran's puppets" in Iraq, including political figures and financiers, and specifically names several prominent figures for inclusion in a Treasury report. Finally, the Act prohibits the Federal Government of Iraq from importing liquefied natural gas from Iran, with the Secretary of Treasury mandated to impose sanctions to enforce this. The prohibition on security assistance to Iraq can only be waived if the President certifies that Iraq is no longer supporting Iranian-backed militias or is taking significant steps to remove them, and that the waiver is in the U.S. national security interest.