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Trump, Kadhimi launch new chapter in US-Iraq relations

US offers Iraqi prime minister aid, energy deals and continued cooperation against Islamic State.
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A week or so after his administration helped broker the normalization of UAE-Israel ties, US President Donald Trump was focused again on the Middle East, promising a new course in US-Iraq relations in a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.

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