Iraq's new PM wants business deals with Trump, but militias cloud visit

Middle East Eye·July 10, 2026Politics

Iraq's new PM wants business deals with Trump, but militias cloud visit When Ali al-Zaidi was nominated as Iraq’s Prime Minister in April, a senior Iraqi diplomat sitting with Middle East Eye breathed a sigh of relief and called Zaidi to congratulate him. “This was Trump’s pick. He is an Iraqi Trump, a businessman,” the official said.