How US-Iran escalation will test Iraq’s balancing act

Author: Sarah ShamimPublished on: July 15, 2026Country: Iraq

PoliticsWorld / International

How US-Iran escalation will test Iraq’s balancing act

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, 40, visited Washington to meet US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Trump supported al-Zaidi and opposed former PM Nouri al-Maliki, seen as close to Iran. Hegseth warned Iraq to disarm Iran-aligned armed groups. Iraq seeks to balance its relations with the US and Iran as war intensifies, and hopes to secure an $8 billion IMF loan.

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