US EditionIraq’s prime minister seeks closer US ties while keeping armed groups at bay
IRAQ, JUL 29 – Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani aims to balance US economic investment and security cooperation while limiting Iran-backed militias' influence, with 29 government operations halting armed group actions.
- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani navigates complex regional conflicts while seeking closer U.S. ties and managing armed groups in 2025.
- The situation grew more complex recently as conflict erupted between Israel, an American ally, and Iran, alongside U.S. military strikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities.
- Al-Sudani coordinates with Syria on security, warns Syrians against Iraq’s past security vacuum, and uses political and military pressure to block Iran-aligned armed factions.
- His government has successfully prevented armed group incursions on 29 occasions, supports legislation aimed at state control over weapons, and emphasizes that it refuses to engage in negotiations with criminal gangs and kidnappers.
- The U.S. and Iraq plan a meeting to arrange their bilateral security relationship, while drone attacks and the 2023 disappearance of Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov question Baghdad’s control.
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Iraq's prime minister seeks closer U.S. ties while keeping armed groups at bay
The prime minister of Iraq has kept his country on the sidelines as military conflicts raged nearby for almost two years. This required balancing Iraq's relations with two countries vital to his power and enemies with each other: the U.S. and Iran.
Iraq's Prime Minister Seeks Closer US Ties While Keeping Armed Groups at Bay
The prime minister of Iraq has kept his country on the sidelines as military conflicts raged nearby for almost two years. This required balancing Iraq's relations with two countries vital to his power and enemies with each other: the U.S. and Iran.
Iraq Prime Minister News | Iraq's PM Seeks Closer Ties With US While Keeping Armed Groups At Bay
Iraq Prime Minister News | Iraq's PM Seeks Closer Ties With US While Keeping Armed Groups At Bay In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Al-Sudani explains how he did this, how he plans to keep these groups in check going forward and — as he seeks a second term — why he wants to get closer to the Trump administration, even as he maintains strong ties to Iran-backed political parties that helped propel him to power in 2022. After Isr…
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