Iraq economy: Government runs out of money due to US war on Iran

Millions of Iraqi state employees and pensioners haven't been paid this month. The disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have stalled oil exports that fund nearly the entire budget. And the government has no quick alternative.

Al Jazeera's Jack Hewson reports from Baghdad.

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