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In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Fuad Hussein discusses US-Iraq economic relations, regional economic integration, and sanctions on Russia and Iran. 

In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Fuad Hussein discusses US-Iraq economic relations, regional economic integration and sanctions on Russia and Iran. 

In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Fuad Hussein discusses US-Iraq economic relations, regional economic integration, and sanctions on Russia and Iran. 

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s trip to Iraq focused on expanding energy and trade ties, while making a pitch for relief from US sanctions.

Many people believed that Mustafa Al-Kadhimi’s exit as Iraqi prime minister would negatively affect Saudi-Iraqi relations. Al-Kadhimi worked hard to strengthen the relations of his government with Riyadh, while adopting a policy aimed at reducing regional tensions, keeping Iraq neutral in conflicts, drawing it closer to its Arab environment, and liberating Iraqi

In-depth: In October 2022, the Democratic Forces of Change alliance was born. The broad, civil-political alliance aims to create a programme encompassing the demands of Iraq's 2019 October Revolution.

Over the past two decades, Iraq has been a battleground for the intensifying rivalry between the US and Iran. The latter has the allegiance of many Iraqi Shiite political and armed groups, while the US presence has mostly been reduced to a small contingent of military personnel, mainly tasked with training, equipping and advising the Iraqi Armed Forces in its efforts to

The Iraqi prime minister also discussed Iraq’s economic situation with the president as the dinar continues to slide against the dollar. Jordan's King Abdullah II was also on the call.

In its first 100 days in office, the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani has already left warning signs about what might lie ahead for the country. Although it is still in its early days, government actions have largely strayed from the promises Sudani made before taking office and resulted in setbacks on several fronts.