Pompeo says U.S. to support new Iraqi PM if he upholds key principles

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that Iraq's newly designated Prime Minister Adnan al-Zurfi would have the support of Washington and the international community if he would uphold Iraq's sovereignty, be corruption-free and protective of human rights among others.

Iraq's president named little-known former regional governor Adnan al-Zurfi as prime minister-designate on Tuesday in another bid to overcome months of unrest and deadlock, but powerful Shi'ite blocs quickly lined up to reject his nomination.