Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi visits Washington to pitch a pro-US shift and secure survival amid heavy pressure from both Iran and the Trump administration.
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“Confronting these militias is like taking on the Sicilian Mafia—they have penetrated the judiciary, the economy, and the security services to the point of state paralysis.”
Iraq’s next prime minister, a constrained Shia bloc appointee, must bridge a public-elite gap and manage militias to secure progress.