According to Iran's Fars News Agency, a source from the Iranian negotiating team stated that, contrary to some speculation and media reports, the US Treasury Department's lifting of a few sanctions against Iran is related to interactions between the Iraqi government and Washington, and is unrelated to the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States. (Note: The US Treasury Department previously lifted sanctions related to Baghdad Airlines, which was sanctioned for alleged links to the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.)