Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s Washington visit marks a crucial moment to secure targeted U.S. counterterrorism aid before the coalition mission ends.
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Beirut and Baghdad reject proxy control, demanding a full state monopoly on weapons as Iran’s regional architecture fractures under economic and internal decay.
Iraq launches a massive sweep against state corruption, but citizens wonder if new billionaire Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will target top politicians.
Iraq detains dozens of officials while setting a September deadline for armed groups to surrender their weapons to state control.
Can Zaidi reshape the US-Iraq relationship, or will militias and quota politics sink Washington’s gamble?
Iraq Forms New Government led by a billionaire outsider with no experience, facing security crises, fiscal collapse, and intense U.S.-Iran pressure.
Can Iraq’s new prime minister satisfy Washington’s disarmament demands while keeping Tehran’s militias from toppling his government before it starts?
Iraq-Gulf relations hang by a thread as Baghdad’s new leader fights militias, U.S. pressure, and Gulf distrust.
A prime minister without a programme, a cabinet without consensus, and a state without accountability. Iraq’s politics remain unfixable.
Analyze the geopolitical motivations and strict conditions behind the strategic Trump backing of Ali al-Zaidi as Iraq’s new prime minister.