{"id":659738,"date":"2026-08-29T12:36:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T12:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=659738"},"modified":"2026-08-29T12:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T12:36:21","slug":"marco-rubio-revokes-visa-of-iraqi-national-honored-by-biden-admin-as-woman-of-courage-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=659738","title":{"rendered":"Marco Rubio REVOKES visa of Iraqi national honored by Biden admin as \u2018Woman of Courage\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sg-alshakarchi-1200x630.jpg\" class=\"attachment-facebook size-facebook wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Further proof of the Biden era\u2019s FUBAR foreign policy came with a State Department decision to add a former honoree to the FBI\u2019s Terror Watchlist.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of the corporate media bubble and leftist echo chambers, the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal, open borders, and lawfare of President Joe Biden\u2019s administration were just some aspects of what could be described as a four-year train wreck (it had those aplenty too). Now, after a 2022 honor as an International Woman of Courage, Iraq\u2019s former minister of finance, Taif Sami Mohammed Al Shakarchi, has been added to the FBI\u2019s Terror Watchlist.<\/p>\n<p>Under the direction of\u00a0Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs Dylan Johnson announced the revocation of the former minister\u2019s visa, detailing how, \u201cIn 2022, [then-Secretary of State Antony] Blinken and [then-First Lady] Jill Biden celebrated Iraqi national Taif Sam Mohammed Al Shakarchi \u2014 personally presenting her with an award for advancing \u2018gender equity.\u2019 Since, Ms. Mohammed was added to the FBI\u2019s terror watchlist.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In 2022, Anthony Blinken and Jill Biden celebrated Iraqi national Taif Sami Mohammed Al Shakarchi \u2013 personally presenting her with an award for advancing \u201cgender equity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since, Ms. Mohammed was added to the FBI\u2019s terror watchlist.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StateDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StateDept<\/a> took swift\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lMK5K87910\">pic.twitter.com\/lMK5K87910<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dylan Johnson (@ASDylanJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ASDylanJohnson\/status\/2093343021693587802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f6a8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> BREAKING: Sec. Marco Rubio has just REVOKED the visa of an Iraqi national on FBI\u2019s Terror Watchlist who was given the \u201cInternational Woman of Courage Award\u201d by the BIDEN admin \u2014 Fox<\/p>\n<p>BASED MARCO! <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f525.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd25\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taif Sami Mohammed Al Shakarchi is an Iraqi national and was given a \u201cgender\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/38FLXuCmMF\">pic.twitter.com\/38FLXuCmMF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2093381960756289783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis Iraqi national\u2019s visa has now been revoked by the State Department following her placement on the Federal Bureau of Investigation\u2019s Terror Watchlist. She is no longer present in the United States,\u201d noted Johnson in an official statement shared by Fox News congressional correspondent Bill Melugin.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department official noted, \u201cUnder President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, suspected terrorists will never be allowed to remain in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: The US State Department announces it has revoked the visa of an Iraqi national on the FBI\u2019s terror watchlist who was given an award by the Biden administration for her advocacy in \u201cgender equity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Per State:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaif Sami Mohammed Al Shakarchi was given the International\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7QFWWccuvK\">pic.twitter.com\/7QFWWccuvK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/2093380123810488438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We don\u2019t allow suspected terrorists to reside in our country.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump and Secretary Rubio took swift action to revoke Ms. Mohammed\u2019s visa and ensure she is no longer in the United States. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RHfLelNYdc\">https:\/\/t.co\/RHfLelNYdc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pt9G5j11Oz\">pic.twitter.com\/Pt9G5j11Oz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Department of State (@StateDept) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StateDept\/status\/2093438245942010123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In March 2022, months before she would become minister, the then-former deputy finance minister working as director general of the Iraqi budget department was among those honored at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yveRLbR-8jQ\">International Women of Courage Award<\/a> where both Blinken and the first lady spoke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you hear their words, hold them close to your heart. Share them with your daughters and sons, and with everyone you know,\u201d said Biden while the secretary, who praised the \u201cIron Woman,\u201d remarked, \u201cIt is often women who lead the charge for human rights, democracy, and justice; including in places where women hold much less than half of the political, economic, and social power. That\u2019s why the equal rights and dignity of women is a foreign policy priority for the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Blinken\u2019s State Department insisted, \u201cShe is a front-line leader against corrupt practices and has been integral in preventing and deterring financial corruption in Iraq.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Taif Sami Mohammed a.k.a. \u201cIron Woman\u201d is being honored as a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/WomenofCourage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomenofCourage<\/a>. She held the Deputy Finance Minister position in 2019 &amp; also holds the position of Director General of the Budget Department. She plays an important role to prevent &amp; deter financial corruption in Iraq. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZUFeZZDkTO\">pic.twitter.com\/ZUFeZZDkTO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Department of State (@StateDept) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StateDept\/status\/1503740299545247745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Highlighting allegations brought by GOP Reps. Joe Wilson of South Carolina and Greg Steube of Florida that the minister was a \u201ckey enabler of terrorist funding in Iraq,\u201d Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-honored-iraqi-official-lands-us-terror-watchlist-trump-state-dept-revokes-visa\">noted<\/a> how lawmakers called on President Donald Trump\u2019s administration to act against the supposed facilitator of terrorist financing.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with Fox News Digital, Johnson said, \u201cWhile the Biden State Department shamefully celebrated and awarded foreigners who threaten our nation, the Trump State Department revokes their visas and ensures these individuals are removed from our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sg-alshakarchi-1200x630.jpg\" title=\"Marco Rubio REVOKES visa of Iraqi national honored by Biden admin as \u2018Woman of Courage\u2019\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Further proof of the Biden era\u2019s FUBAR foreign policy came with a State Department decision to add a former honoree to the FBI\u2019s Terror Watchlist. Outside of the corporate media bubble and leftist echo chambers, the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal, open borders, and lawfare of President Joe Biden\u2019s administration were just some aspects of what could&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=659738\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Marco Rubio REVOKES visa of Iraqi national honored by Biden admin as \u2018Woman of Courage\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":659730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-659738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=659738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/659730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=659738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=659738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=659738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}