United States President Donald Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met at the White House in Washington, DC, with both leaders pledging to deepen economic ties and boost Iraq’s oil output.
The meeting on Tuesday came after Trump threw his support behind al-Zaidi and publicly opposed Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for the prime minister role earlier this year. Trump said the United States would be doing a lot of deals with Iraq and taking a lot of oil from the country.
Zaidi told Trump that Iraq, as one of OPEC’s founding members, should receive a fair share of its resources. He also highlighted Iraq’s years-long fight against Islamic State militants, saying the conflict had imposed significant costs on the country and caused widespread damage to infrastructure.
FILE IMAGE: President Donald J. Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi
