16 days ago · Iraq
Trump says US leaves Iraq with new prime minister to handle things
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Middle East Eye is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Iraq. The first report grouped here was at 30 Sept 2026, 17:49 UTC. The headline in use is “Trump says US leaves Iraq with new prime minister to handle things”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the US leaves Iraq with "wonderful" Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi, a leader he said he "fully endorsed" and will "hopefully be able to handle things very well". In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced that the last American forces were…
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- First reported by Middle East Eye
Trump says US leaves Iraq with new prime minister to handle things
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