During his visit to the U.S. today, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi was hosted at the Pentagon by U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. In a subsequent statement, Secretary Hegseth also noted the U.S.’s wish for Iraq’s government to deal with Iranian-backed non-state actors (detailed in our previous SITREP today), as per the secretary, Iranian-backed groups have been responsible for 600+ attacks on U.S. forces this spring.

During his visit to the U.S. today, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi was hosted at the Pentagon by U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. In a subsequent statement, Secretary Hegseth also noted the U.S.’s wish for Iraq’s government to deal with Iranian-backed non-state actors (detailed in our previous SITREP today), as per the secretary, Iranian-backed groups have been responsible for 600+ attacks on U.S. forces this spring.
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