Iraq forced to balance US, Iran relations after separate meetings with Trump, Iranian ambassador

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Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi speaks during a parliamentary session to vote in a new government headed by Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister, at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/AHMED SAAD/FILE PHOTO)https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2496,w_3744/729848" title="Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi speaks during a parliamentary session to vote in a new government headed by Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister, at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/AHMED SAAD/FILE PHOTO)" />
Over the last decade, Iraq has been weakened from within because of Iranian-backed militias.

Some of the militias have historical ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran.

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