{"id":4903,"date":"2026-07-14T06:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4903"},"modified":"2026-07-14T06:03:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:03:42","slug":"trump-rolls-out-the-white-house-welcome-mat-for-new-iraqi-prime-minister-ali-al-zaidi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4903","title":{"rendered":"Trump rolls out the White House welcome mat for new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump is welcoming Iraq\u2019s new prime minister to the White House on Tuesday after strongly backing the political neophyte in his bid for office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4901\">Follow live updates on the Trump administration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman with no political background, emerged as a consensus candidate in Iraq after months of deadlock over the premiership following last year\u2019s parliamentary elections. When al-Zaidi was formally installed as prime minister-designate in April, Trump said in a social media post that it was the \u201cbeginning of a tremendous new chapter between our Nations \u2014 Prosperity, Stability, and Success like never seen before.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But Trump\u2019s interest and involvement in the next leadership in Iraq began long before that statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Iraq\u2019s dominant parliamentary bloc, the Coordination Framework \u2014 a coalition of Shiite parties allied with Iran \u2014 initially said it would back former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, whom the Trump administration views as too close to Tehran. The U.S. president publicly announced his opposition to al-Maliki and threatened to cut off aid to Iraq if he was appointed, adding that \u201cif we are there to help, Iraq has ZERO chance of Success, Prosperity, or Freedom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The issue of Iran is likely to loom large in the discussions Tuesday. Iraq has been under pressure to disarm a network of Iran-backed militias operating in the country, some of which launched attacks on U.S. bases and diplomatic facilities after the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran in February. Officially, the Iraqi government has given non-state armed groups until the end of September to disarm, but some of the most powerful militias have said they have no intention of doing so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A Trump administration official said ahead of the Oval Office meeting that the U.S. will make \u201cinformed\u201d decisions based on Iraq\u2019s efforts to disarm Iranian-backed militias inside its borders. The official was granted anonymity to discuss the administration\u2019s strategy ahead of al-Zaidi\u2019s visit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4899\">US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East as both vie for control of strait<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Renad Mansour, director of the Iraq Initiative at the Chatham House think tank, said he expects that \u201cthe U.S. will put significant pressure on al-Zaidi\u201d to move ahead with disarmament during his Washington visit \u201cand Zaidi will respond by saying, \u2018But I need support \u2014 intelligence support, technical support, armed support.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThere is a scenario in which, if the Iraqi government starts going after these groups, they will also go after the government,\u201d Mansour said. \u201cAnd this is a scenario that I think that the Iraqi government is apprehensive about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Al-Zaidi received Trump\u2019s blessing, despite the fact that he was chairman of a bank \u2014 Al-Janoob Islamic Bank \u2014 that was among the financial institutions banned by Iraq\u2019s central bank in 2024 from dealing in dollars amid pressure from the U.S. to crack down on money laundering and funneling of funds to Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Since taking office, al-Zaidi has made a public show of cracking down on corruption. His government has conducted raids and arrested dozens of current and former lawmakers and government officials accused of corruption, including a number affiliated with former Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Iraqi premier\u2019s delegation to Washington includes a number of Iraqi businessmen as well as government officials, and al-Zaidi\u2019s office said in a statement that the aim of the visit is to \u201cstrengthen economic and development partnerships, attract investment, and expand the role of U.S. companies in implementing infrastructure projects\u201d and to further develop the oil-rich country\u2019s energy sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4897\">Supreme Court justices to testify before Congress on increasing security funding in rare appearance<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump is set to welcome Iraq\u2019s new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, to the White House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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