Trump teases ‘massive’ oil deals with Iraq during visit from PM

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• Underscoring the complicated competing interests that al-Zaidi is confronting in Iraq, the new prime minister sidestepped a question about Trump's remarks on the 2020 killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

  according to The Korea Herald

• Al-Zaidi received Trump's blessing, despite the fact that he was chairman of a bank, Al-Janoob Islamic Bank, that was among the financial institutions banned by Iraq's central bank in 2024 from dealing in dollars amid pressure from the US to crack down on money laundering and funneling of funds to Iran.

  according to The Korea Herald

• Al-Zaidi is a political novice, who emerged as a compromise candidate after Trump lobbied against former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

  according to The Straits Times - World

• Both Washington and Tehran have jockeyed for sway over Baghdad and the US is keen to reduce the Islamic Republic’s influence over its neighbour.

  according to The Straits Times - World

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