Washington Draws a Line for Iraq’s New Leader

Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali Al-Zaidi, will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. on 14 July - shortly after America’s Independence Day on July 4th. Trump will no doubt highlight America’s struggle for independence and will press Al-Zaidi to make Iraq independent of Iran, but is Trump ready for an Iraq that is independent of America? It’s a good question because the same day the White House released the terms of the 14-point U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), The New A