Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on 2025 Parliamentary Elections - AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

November 18, 2025: Al-Monitor's Chief Correspondent Amberin Zaman reports from the Middle East Peace & Security Forum at the American University of Kurdistan in Dahuk, where she spoke with Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Iraq's recent parliamentary election, what the results mean for the country going forward, and the greatest challenges he sees facing Iraq today.

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