US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Khademi have made cautious and selective remarks praising the strategic relationship between the United States and Iraq. But the issues they discussed behind closed doors at the White House last Monday will now become important. Currently under pressure from various pro-Iranian groups, cornered Iraqi Prime Minister Khademi is facing major problems.Elections in his country next October. On the one hand, to keep the Iranians happy and on the other hand, IS attacks are intensifying.
Al-Khademi's political existence is at stake with the withdrawal of US troops.According to an Arab News report, while the United States is engaged in a strategic dialogue with Iraq, the country's Western allies are holding talks in Vienna to salvage a nuclear deal with Iran. Tehran is using militias as proxy forces in Iraq to put pressure on the United States. Al-Khademi wants to free Iraq from such a stalemate.
He has succeeded in fulfilling President Joe Biden's promise to set a timetable for the US troop presence in Iraq. But al-Khademi will have a hard time stopping Iran-backed leaders and militias from sniffing Baghdad politics.According to Reuters, Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Khademi reached an agreement last Monday. According to the agreement, US troops will leave Iraq by the end of this year. However, they will continue to train and advise the Iraqi army.Al-Khademi knows that withdrawing all US troops at the moment could lead to a situation similar to that in Afghanistan.
The Taliban have stepped up operations against Afghan forces since early May after the United States announced it was withdrawing all its troops from Afghanistan.Al-Khademi is on a difficult path to maintaining military and economic ties with the United States, according to an Arab News report. He also hopes to appease pro-Iranian political leaders. Pro-Iranian leaders want US troops to leave Iraq quickly.The transition to Iraq could be long. However, the upcoming elections are considered important in this case. "We are looking forward to holding elections in Iraq next October," said US President Joe Biden.
Al-Khademi's symbolic victory in Washington, however, could prove difficult to overcome.
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