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Proof: Iraq prepares for new chapter after US troop withdrawal

The record — the exact bytes that were hashed

{"first_seen":"2026-09-29T11:12:09Z","headline":"Iraq prepares for new chapter after US troop withdrawal","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"thenational","url":"https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/09/29/iraq-prepares-for-new-chapter-after-us-troop-withdrawal-as-security-concerns-remain/","v":1}

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SHA-256

7027fa1fb4acf198ca4e25db9887999117c21d32afe862f9d21f7e55ba7574cf

OpenTimestamps

Submitted to the OpenTimestamps calendars 2026-09-29 11:17 UTC; waiting for a Bitcoin block (usually a few hours).

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Wayback Machine

• The record pageCaptured 2026-09-29 12:39 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-09-29 11:35 UTC — view the capture.

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-7027fa1fb4ac.json prints 7027fa1fb4acf198ca4e25db9887999117c21d32afe862f9d21f7e55ba7574cf. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-7027fa1fb4ac.json and headline-7027fa1fb4ac.json.ots onto opentimestamps.org, which checks the receipt against the Bitcoin block chain. Or, with the OpenTimestamps client and a Bitcoin node: ots verify headline-7027fa1fb4ac.json.ots (ots upgrade first while the receipt is pending).
3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

Sealed automatically, 5 min after it was first seen.