Iraqi prime minister to visit Washington on Monday; oil and gas deals expected
The visit is expected to produce oil and gas agreements with U.S. companies and discussions on militia disarmament, officials said.
- On Monday, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi arrives in Washington leading a high-level delegation for his first official foreign visit since taking office on May 1, aiming to sign oil and gas agreements with U.S. companies.
- Iraq's oil revenue has plummeted during the U.S.-Iran war, prompting officials to frame the visit as shifting Baghdad's relationship with Washington 'from crisis management to a long-term economic partnership.'
- Planned memorandums include a joint coordination mechanism allocating Iraq's oil exports in exchange for U.S. company services, alternative Strait of Hormuz export routes, and potential removal of the 49 percent cap on foreign corporate ownership.
- President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth have already signaled support for Al-Zaidi, while three major militia groups—Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Kataib Imam Ali, and Saraya al-Salam—pledged disarmament by the September 30 deadline.
- Successive Iraqi governments have balanced ties between Iran and the U.S. as military escalation continues; the Trump administration prioritizes undermining Iranian influence and expects the relationship to serve American interests or risks withdrawal.
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Ali al Zaidi will make his first official visit since he took office and will seek to strengthen economic and security cooperation with Washington
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will visit Washington tomorrow to strengthen ties with the United States. The countries are also expected to sign oil and gas deals as part of a broader effort towards cooperation in the economic, trade, and investment sectors.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will make his first official visit abroad next week from the start of his term in Washington with US President Donald Trump. The visit takes place in the context of pressure exerted by the US on Baghdad to disarm pro-Iranian groups in Iraq, reports AFP and Agerpres.
Iraq Eyes Oil and Gas Deals During Prime Minister’s Visit to Washington
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will travel to Washington on Monday at the head of a high-level delegation, government spokesman Haider al-Aboudi said Sunday. Al-Aboudi said memoranda of understanding are expected to be signed with the United States in the oil and natural gas sectors to increase Iraq’s production capacity, according to Iraq’s official news agency, the Iraqi News Agency. Al-Aboudi said the main theme of the visit will be the e…
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will travel to the US tomorrow to meet with US President Donald Trump, the Iraqi authorities announced.
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