US President Trump meets with ‘fan of America’ Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi

Iraq's new leader vows state ontrol over weapons as US troops prepare to leave

Trump is welcoming Iraq's new prime minister to the White House on Tuesday after strongly backing the political neophyte in his bid for office

President Trump warmly greeted Ali al-Zaidi, Iraq’s recently appointed prime minister, at the White House on Tuesday, and predicted a new era of collaboration more than two decades after the United States entered the so-called forever wars in the Middle East.

Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman with no political background, emerged as a consensus candidate in Iraq after months of deadlock over the premiership following last year's parliamentary elections.