Military spokesperson Sabah al-Numan said the nine officials dismissed by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi included local security and intelligence officers, an Interior Ministry commander, and the Oil Pipelines Company director

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An Iraqi security committee accompanied by Kataib Hezbollah members entered Jurf al-Nasr to inspect suspected oil pipeline infrastructure

Atlantic Council fellow Akeel Abbas stated that Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi used the Jurf al-Nasr smuggling crackdown to cut financial lifelines and force militia disarmament

The United States government sanctioned Iraqi officials and entities accused of blending Iraqi and Iranian oil to assist Tehran in evading international trade sanctions

Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi referred all individuals accused of involvement in the Jurf al-Nasr oil smuggling scheme to the Iraqi judiciary on November 14, 2026

Kataib Hezbollah issued threats and corruption accusations against Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi after the premier vowed to confront armed groups refusing unconditional state disarmament

The United States government accused Iraqi armed groups of involvement in oil smuggling

While some Iraqi armed factions agreed to surrender their weapons to the state, Kataib Hezbollah and other powerful groups refused to disarm

Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met with PMF leaders Falih Al-Fayyadh, Hadi Al-Ameri, and Abdul Aziz Al-Mohammadawi to defuse mounting confrontations over state-mandated disarmament

Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi formed an investigating committee under the Popular Mobilization Forces on November 12, 2026, to inspect suspected fuel smuggling in Jurf al-Nasr

The Iraqi government extended the official deadline for non-state armed factions to surrender their weapons to the state until June 30, 2027

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told lawmakers that Germany serves as an operational theater for terrorism, extremism, and foreign powers

German authorities accused Russia of attempting an August 2026 attack after finding an explosive-laden drone incorporating Russian technology near an Antonov Airlines plane at Leipzig-Halle airport

Bundesnachrichtendienst chief Martin Jaeger warned that Russia is conducting a shadow war against Germany using drones, espionage, sabotage, and disinformation

The U.S. military withdrew its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford following the September 2026 Iran-linked disrupted attack plot targeting the Gloucestershire base

A U.S. indictment charged Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi with helping direct the September 2026 terror plot against RAF Fairford from a New York detention facility

Expectations of de-escalation in the United States-Israeli war on Iran were reflected in falling oil prices as of November 13, 2026

Following President Donald Trump's social media post on November 12, 2026, Brent crude oil prices rose 0.5% to around $93.25 a barrel

Argentina blames the Iran-backed group Hezbollah for the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people and injured hundreds

Argentina designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization in 2026 following a push by United States President Donald Trump's administration