Free Iraq from Iran Act

This bill directs the U.S. government to push back on Iran’s influence in Iraq and to support the Iraqi people. It requires a 180-day plan to help dismantle Iran‑backed militias, stop their role in Iraq’s politics, and support independent media and civil society. The plan includes using intelligence to protect protesters, counter disinformation, and expand U.S.-funded broadcasting and support for independent Iraqi journalists. The strategy must be unclassified and followed by an implementation plan.

The bill orders the State Department to label specific Iran‑backed militias (including the Popular Mobilization Forces and others) as terrorist groups within 90 days, and blocks any U.S. funds from supporting them. It also stops U.S. security assistance to Iraq’s federal government unless Iraq removes and disbands these militias and stops supporting them, with a narrow waiver if doing so clearly serves U.S. national security. Treasury must issue a report and then sanction named individuals and entities that help these militias. Finally, Treasury must sanction any import of liquefied natural gas from Iran into Iraq by the Iraqi government or private Iraqi companies.

• Who is affected: U.S. agencies (State, Treasury, Defense, Intelligence Community, U.S. Agency for Global Media); Iraq’s federal government; listed Iran‑backed militias; named Iraqi officials, banks, and entities.
• What changes: Develop a U.S. strategy; label certain militias as terrorist groups; cut off U.S. funding to those groups; pause U.S. security aid to Iraq unless conditions are met; impose sanctions on supporters; ban LNG imports from Iran into Iraq via sanctions.
• When: Strategy due in 180 days; terrorist designations in 90 days; sanctions report in 180 days; ongoing annual reviews of Iraq’s support for militias.