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MAIL & GUARDIANPotholes become Joburg election battleground for upcoming pollsTHE INDEPENDENTKaroline Leavitt back behind a podium - but left in the dark at Trump’s conventionBRASIL WIREBolsoMaster: Bolsonaro Ties to Brazil’s Biggest Banking Fraud in History ExposedTHE INDEPENDENTJD Vance offers to buy protester who interrupted speech a plane ticket to Mexico: ‘Get your a** over there’THE INDEPENDENTTrump gives nonsensical answer when quizzed about delay for his $5,000 ‘dividends’THE DIPLOMATTashiev and the Letter of 75: Charges Reclassified, Sentences Lessened, Confusion ReignsMAIL & GUARDIANThe ANC politics of moneyTHE GUARDIANWeather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east ChinaTHE GUARDIANUganda to withdraw from Invictus Games ‘out of respect for King Charles’, says military chiefLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUESomaliland at the centre of regional geopoliticsTHE GUARDIANHijacking pirates exploit regional chaos to return to seas off SomaliaBRASIL WIREIn Offering Brazil’s Future to the US, Flávio Bolsonaro Endangers our Sovereignty and DemocracyMAIL & GUARDIANDeadly cost of Sasol's Secunda pollutionMAIL & GUARDIANUnpacking Mkhwanazi's many bail applicationsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUESomaliland in the Great GameMAIL & GUARDIANBokani Dyer looks back to move forward on ‘Traditions’THE INDEPENDENTRFK Jr. accuses Democrats of turning federal government into ‘child trafficking ring’THE DIPLOMATAnother New Job for Saida Mirziyoyeva: Manager of the Tashkent International Financial CenterLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEDonald Trump's red scareLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe search for an alternative to the dollar is onTHE DIPLOMATCan Southeast Asia Benefit From the China-US AI Race?THE DIPLOMATWhat the AfD’s Rise in Germany Means for China-EU RelationsBRASIL WIREGenerals Convicted: Inside Brazil’s Historic Bolsonaro Coup Trial VerdictTHE GUARDIANSecret son revelation ignites bitter succession dispute in Ugandan kingdomBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMacron, worst ever president?THE INDEPENDENTFlorida couple marries in hospital after groom hurt in crash on way to the weddingTHE DIPLOMATEast Asia’s Quiet Race to Find the Universe’s Missing MassTHE GUARDIANBabies born to anaemic mothers have smaller brains, study findsMAIL & GUARDIANPotholes become Joburg election battleground for upcoming pollsTHE INDEPENDENTKaroline Leavitt back behind a podium - but left in the dark at Trump’s conventionBRASIL WIREBolsoMaster: Bolsonaro Ties to Brazil’s Biggest Banking Fraud in History ExposedTHE INDEPENDENTJD Vance offers to buy protester who interrupted speech a plane ticket to Mexico: ‘Get your a** over there’THE INDEPENDENTTrump gives nonsensical answer when quizzed about delay for his $5,000 ‘dividends’THE DIPLOMATTashiev and the Letter of 75: Charges Reclassified, Sentences Lessened, Confusion ReignsMAIL & GUARDIANThe ANC politics of moneyTHE GUARDIANWeather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east ChinaTHE GUARDIANUganda to withdraw from Invictus Games ‘out of respect for King Charles’, says military chiefLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUESomaliland at the centre of regional geopoliticsTHE GUARDIANHijacking pirates exploit regional chaos to return to seas off SomaliaBRASIL WIREIn Offering Brazil’s Future to the US, Flávio Bolsonaro Endangers our Sovereignty and DemocracyMAIL & GUARDIANDeadly cost of Sasol's Secunda pollutionMAIL & GUARDIANUnpacking Mkhwanazi's many bail applicationsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUESomaliland in the Great GameMAIL & GUARDIANBokani Dyer looks back to move forward on ‘Traditions’THE INDEPENDENTRFK Jr. accuses Democrats of turning federal government into ‘child trafficking ring’THE DIPLOMATAnother New Job for Saida Mirziyoyeva: Manager of the Tashkent International Financial CenterLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEDonald Trump's red scareLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe search for an alternative to the dollar is onTHE DIPLOMATCan Southeast Asia Benefit From the China-US AI Race?THE DIPLOMATWhat the AfD’s Rise in Germany Means for China-EU RelationsBRASIL WIREGenerals Convicted: Inside Brazil’s Historic Bolsonaro Coup Trial VerdictTHE GUARDIANSecret son revelation ignites bitter succession dispute in Ugandan kingdomBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMacron, worst ever president?THE INDEPENDENTFlorida couple marries in hospital after groom hurt in crash on way to the weddingTHE DIPLOMATEast Asia’s Quiet Race to Find the Universe’s Missing MassTHE GUARDIANBabies born to anaemic mothers have smaller brains, study findsMAIL & GUARDIANPotholes become Joburg election battleground for upcoming pollsTHE INDEPENDENTKaroline Leavitt back behind a podium - but left in the dark at Trump’s conventionBRASIL WIREBolsoMaster: Bolsonaro Ties to Brazil’s Biggest Banking Fraud in History ExposedTHE INDEPENDENTJD Vance offers to buy protester who interrupted speech a plane ticket to Mexico: ‘Get your a** over there’THE INDEPENDENTTrump gives nonsensical answer when quizzed about delay for his $5,000 ‘dividends’THE DIPLOMATTashiev and the Letter of 75: Charges Reclassified, Sentences Lessened, Confusion ReignsMAIL & GUARDIANThe ANC politics of moneyTHE GUARDIANWeather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east ChinaTHE GUARDIANUganda to withdraw from Invictus Games ‘out of respect for King Charles’, says military chiefLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUESomaliland at the centre of regional geopoliticsTHE GUARDIANHijacking pirates exploit regional chaos to return to seas off SomaliaBRASIL WIREIn Offering Brazil’s Future to the US, Flávio Bolsonaro Endangers our Sovereignty and DemocracyMAIL & GUARDIANDeadly cost of Sasol's Secunda pollutionMAIL & GUARDIANUnpacking Mkhwanazi's many bail applicationsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUESomaliland in the Great GameMAIL & GUARDIANBokani Dyer looks back to move forward on ‘Traditions’THE INDEPENDENTRFK Jr. accuses Democrats of turning federal government into ‘child trafficking ring’THE DIPLOMATAnother New Job for Saida Mirziyoyeva: Manager of the Tashkent International Financial CenterLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEDonald Trump's red scareLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe search for an alternative to the dollar is onTHE DIPLOMATCan Southeast Asia Benefit From the China-US AI Race?THE DIPLOMATWhat the AfD’s Rise in Germany Means for China-EU RelationsBRASIL WIREGenerals Convicted: Inside Brazil’s Historic Bolsonaro Coup Trial VerdictTHE GUARDIANSecret son revelation ignites bitter succession dispute in Ugandan kingdomBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMacron, worst ever president?THE INDEPENDENTFlorida couple marries in hospital after groom hurt in crash on way to the weddingTHE DIPLOMATEast Asia’s Quiet Race to Find the Universe’s Missing MassTHE GUARDIANBabies born to anaemic mothers have smaller brains, study findsMAIL & GUARDIANPotholes become Joburg election battleground for upcoming pollsTHE INDEPENDENTKaroline Leavitt back behind a podium - but left in the dark at Trump’s conventionBRASIL WIREBolsoMaster: Bolsonaro Ties to Brazil’s Biggest Banking Fraud in History ExposedTHE INDEPENDENTJD Vance offers to buy protester who interrupted speech a plane ticket to Mexico: ‘Get your a** over there’THE INDEPENDENTTrump gives nonsensical answer when quizzed about delay for his $5,000 ‘dividends’THE DIPLOMATTashiev and the Letter of 75: Charges Reclassified, Sentences Lessened, Confusion ReignsMAIL & GUARDIANThe ANC politics of moneyTHE GUARDIANWeather tracker: Typhoon Saudel causes mass evacuations in south-east ChinaTHE GUARDIANUganda to withdraw from Invictus Games ‘out of respect for King Charles’, says military chiefLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUESomaliland at the centre of regional geopoliticsTHE GUARDIANHijacking pirates exploit regional chaos to return to seas off SomaliaBRASIL WIREIn Offering Brazil’s Future to the US, Flávio Bolsonaro Endangers our Sovereignty and DemocracyMAIL & GUARDIANDeadly cost of Sasol's Secunda pollutionMAIL & GUARDIANUnpacking Mkhwanazi's many bail applicationsLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUESomaliland in the Great GameMAIL & GUARDIANBokani Dyer looks back to move forward on ‘Traditions’THE INDEPENDENTRFK Jr. accuses Democrats of turning federal government into ‘child trafficking ring’THE DIPLOMATAnother New Job for Saida Mirziyoyeva: Manager of the Tashkent International Financial CenterLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEDonald Trump's red scareLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe search for an alternative to the dollar is onTHE DIPLOMATCan Southeast Asia Benefit From the China-US AI Race?THE DIPLOMATWhat the AfD’s Rise in Germany Means for China-EU RelationsBRASIL WIREGenerals Convicted: Inside Brazil’s Historic Bolsonaro Coup Trial VerdictTHE GUARDIANSecret son revelation ignites bitter succession dispute in Ugandan kingdomBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMacron, worst ever president?THE INDEPENDENTFlorida couple marries in hospital after groom hurt in crash on way to the weddingTHE DIPLOMATEast Asia’s Quiet Race to Find the Universe’s Missing MassTHE GUARDIANBabies born to anaemic mothers have smaller brains, study finds

Article by The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Reveals

July 14, 2026Jul 141 min read2 views

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Article by The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Reveals — Media source: The Observer’s Telegram channel

By: David Schenker

The article addresses the upcoming visit of the new Iraqi Prime Minister, "Ali Al-Zaidi," to Washington and his meeting with President Trump, describing it as the "beginning of a new chapter" in bilateral relations.

However, the article emphasizes that the US administration places "disarming and dismantling the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF)" at the top of its priorities in Iraq. It considers these factions—which Washington labels as terrorist—the main obstacle to improving relations between Baghdad and Washington, due to their direct links to Tehran and their funding from the Iraqi government.

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