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A poster with a defaced picture of Mustafa Kadhimi, Iraq's intelligence chief and new prime minister-designate, is pictured in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 11, 2020. The Arabic sentence on the poster reads "an American citizen is the head of the Iraqi intelligence."(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Barham Salih, Iraq president, faces perfect storm with coronavirus, oil price drop

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, listens as Secretary of Defense Mark Esper delivers a statement on Iraq and Syria at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Mike Pompeo: Iraqi leaders say they will ‘guarantee the safety’ of American personnel after attack

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A protester walks past a poster with a defaced picture of the governor of the southern Basra province Asaad al-Eidani and Arabic that reads &quot;rejected by the people,&quot; during the ongoing protests, in Tahrir square, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. An Iranian-backed bloc in Iraq’s parliament proposed al-Eidani as the country’s next prime minister. However, the nomination was promptly rejected by Iraqi protesters who want an independent candidate to take over the government. Earlier on Wednesday, outgoing higher education minister, who had also been rejected by protesters on the streets, withdrew his nomination for prime minister. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Iran-backed groups accuse Iraqi president of caving to US

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

Mourners grieve over the coffin of Mehdi Kadim, 17, a protester killed during anti-government demonstrations, during his funeral in Najaf, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. Hundreds of protesters have died since Oct. 1, when thousands of Iraqis took to the streets in Baghdad and the predominantly Shiite southern provinces to decry corruption, poor services and lack of jobs. Security forces have used live fire, tear gas and smoke bombs to disperse crowds. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

Iran consulate in Iraq burns a 3rd time, amid premier talks

By SAMYA KULLAB and MURTADA FARAJ - Associated Press

Iraqi anti-government protesters take control of the concrete walls and barriers set by security forces close the Al-Sanak Bridge leading to the Green Zone during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. Late Wednesday, hundreds of people headed to the Al-Sanak Bridge that runs parallel to the Joumhouriya Bridge, opening a new front in their attempts to cross the Tigris River to the Green Zone. Security forces fired volleys of tear gas that billowed smoke and covered the night sky. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

In nod to protests, Iraq president calls for new voting law

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters gather in Tahrir Square during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraq protesters target Iran influence in violent demonstrations

By Adam Lucente - Special to The Washington Times

In this Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One, on his way back to the White House in Washington from a weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. Iraq's President Barham Salih spoke Monday at a forum in Baghdad slamming comments by Trump in which he said he wants to keep U.S. troops in Iraq &quot;to watch Iran.&quot; Salih said the U.S. president did not ask Iraq's permission for American troops stationed there to watch Iran. He said the Iraqi constitution forbids the use of Iraq as a base to threaten the interests or security of neighboring countries. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Iraqi president hits back at Trump over US army presence

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

Newly elected Iraq President Barham Salih, center, leaves the parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Iraq's parliament elected a veteran Kurdish politician as the country's new president on Tuesday, a step toward forming a new government nearly five months after national elections. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim) ** FILE **

Iraq says U.S. military’s plan to extend presence to deter Iran needs to be renegotiated

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this photo released by official website of the Office of the Iranian Presidency, Iraqi President Barham Salih, right, and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani shake hands during an official welcome ceremony for Salih at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. Salih is visiting Iran less than two weeks after the United States restored oil sanctions that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Iraq’s president visits Iran weeks after US renews sanctions

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Former Iraqi President Fuad Masum, center, leaves the presidency headquarters in the peace palace after the inauguration ceremony for the newly elected Iraqi President Barham Salih, center left, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. Iraq's new president takes office after tapping Adel Abdul-Mahdi, 76, an independent Shiite politician and former vice president for the post of prime minister. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Barham Salih named Iraq president, Adel Abdul-Mahdi to be prime minister

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Barham Salih, prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, says a democratic, federal Iraq "may well represent a very viable option for the Kurds of Iraq." (Associated Press)

Iraq’s Kurds satisfied with autonomy, premier says

By Ben Birnbaum - The Washington Times