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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent thanked Turkey, Oman, the UAE and the UK for supporting Washington's 'Operation Economic Outcast' campaign against Iran, saying the effort was delivering results after teams were dispatched globally to press governments to act against Tehran. Separately, Iraq's government sought a US exemption from a ban on Iranian flights, with Baghdad urging dialogue to de-escalate regional tensions caused by the sanctions regime. The broader Iran war and sanctions campaign are also straining Iraq's economy, with disrupted oil exports, costlier imports and a weakening dinar exposing Baghdad's dependence on Iranian and regional trade, highlighting how the conflict's economic effects are rippling beyond Iran's borders.