Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced today that the United States and Iraq will convene next month to hammer out several thorny issues, including the status of US troops who remain stationed in Iraq.
“As a force for good in the nation and as [Iraq’s] closest friend, the United States has proposed a strategic dialogue with the government of Iraq to be held in the middle of June,” Pompeo told reporters at the State Department. “With the global COVID-19 pandemic raging and plummeting oil revenues threatening an Iraqi economic collapse, it’s important that our two governments work together to stop any reversals of the gains we’ve made in our efforts to defeat [the Islamic State] and stabilize the country.”