TRUMP: WE ARE WAITING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW PRIME MINISTER IN IRAQ AND WE HAVE SOME OPTIONS
- US President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday that his country is waiting for the appointment of a new prime minister in Iraq, noting that Washington is considering this file and has “some options.”
- “We are looking forward to a prime minister for Iraq, and we have some ideas about that,” Trump added in press statements, stressing that “in the end, everyone needs us.”
- In a related context, Trump touched on the file of tension with Iran, noting that “if an agreement is reached with it, the US aircraft carriers in the region will leave soon.”
- Trump’s statements come amid accelerated regional political developments, related to the future of the US military presence in the region, relations with Tehran, as well as the political scene in Baghdad.