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Former President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Ali al-Zaidi, the Iraqi prime minister-designate, as he works to form a government in Baghdad amid negotiations with the pro-government Coordination Framework bloc.
Iraq’s president Nizar al-Amedi named Ali al-Zaidi, a banker with economic ties, as prime minister-designate from the Coordination Framework, breaking a months-long deadlock after President Trump opposed the pro-Iran former PM Nouri al-Maliki; al-Zaidi must present a cabinet within 30 days with 167 votes, as Iraq navigates regional tensions, oil disruptions from the Hormuz closures, and ongoing corruption and PMF questions.