Fuad Hussein reveals the financial damage scale of recent conflict

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein announced that Iraq incurred massive financial losses estimated at around sixty billion dollars during the recent confrontations between Washington and Tehran. This came during an official meeting between the minister and Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani at the Italian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Rome, where discussions focused on bilateral relations, joint cooperation, and regional developments. During the talks, Hussein conveyed Baghdad gratitude for Rome governmental and popular support in the war against terrorism and ISIS, appreciating efforts in training security forces and Peshmerga. Both sides discussed security and military partnership prospects ahead of the international coalition mission conclusion, alongside unresolved financial and military files from the former regime era. The talks also covered the Ukrainian crisis impact on European stability and regional tensions reflection on the region. Hussein called on European countries to play a positive role in supporting calm efforts and diplomatic resolutions. He pointed out that successive crises directly affected vital sectors, stating that the American Iranian conflict caused severe economic damage and warning of ongoing crisis repercussions on global energy and inflation.