Iraq's new prime minister is in Washington promising business deals and closer ties with the United States, but convincing the Trump administration he can rein in Iran-backed militias may prove his toughest challenge.

Prime minister wants US to continue flow of oil funds as war tests Baghdad's delicate dance between Tehran and Washington

Ali al-Zaidi faces an administration that is prepared to walk away from the relationship if it is not satisfied that it delivers for the US.

Oil and gas deals are expected to be signed as part of a broader push for economic, trade and investment cooperation.

PM Ali al-Zaidi to hold talks with Trump, with energy investment and role of pro-Iran groups likely to dominate agenda.

PM Ali al-Zaidi to hold talks with Trump, with energy investment and role of pro-Iran groups likely to dominate agenda.

Iraq's new prime minister is in Washington promising business deals and closer ties with the United States, but convincing the Trump administration he can rein in Iran-backed…

Ali Al Zaidi's first foreign trip comes as Washington presses Iraq to curb militias and accelerate reforms

Iraq is already a kind of frontline between the US and Iran. After the US and Israel began strikes on Iran on February 28, the Iranians operationalized militias in Iraq.

Israel is worried that the United States is centering the Strait of Hormuz, deprioritizing the threat of a nuclear Iran.

US President Donald Trump welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to the White House on Tuesday for talks aimed at expanding US investment in Iraq and

The White House supports a deadline to remove remaining American counter-ISIS troops from Iraq, but security concerns among Washington's Kurdish partners and US business firms…

The Iraqi PM visited the White House to deepen economic ties, as Iraq-based allies of Iran threatened to fight the US.