Pompeo meets Iraqi Speaker as he embarks on Middle Eastern tour
- Country:
- Iraq
- United States
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Iraq's Speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi in Baghdad on Wednesday, state television reported. Pompeo is touring Middle Eastern capitals, weeks after President Donald Trump's abrupt announcement that he will pull all 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria, which caused alarm among U.S. allies in the region.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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