Al-Zaydi carries new pledges to Trump regarding the weapons of the factions, anticipating the September 30 deadline (Exclusive)
Al-Zaydi carries new pledges to Trump regarding the weapons of the factions, anticipating the September 30 deadline (Exclusive)
2026-09-19
Shafaq News – Baghdad
An informed government source revealed on Saturday that Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi will hold an important meeting with US President Donald Trump this week, on the sidelines of his participation in the new session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that al-Zaidi will ask Trump to postpone any American measures that may target imposing financial or economic sanctions on Baghdad, due to the failure to resolve the issue of restricting the weapons of armed factions to the state after the deadline set for September 30.
He added that there is a real governmental fear of the possibility of halting dollar shipments to Iraq starting from the beginning of next month, if no progress is made in the arms control file and this file is not concluded in accordance with the understandings with the American side.
The source indicated that al-Zaydi will make new pledges during the meeting to Trump and the US administration to resolve the issue of the factions’ weapons after the deadline expires and after the completion of the US withdrawal from Iraq.
According to the source, the Prime Minister will also provide a detailed explanation of the course of the dialogues that the government is conducting with the factions regarding the handover of their weapons to the state, and emphasize that the decision of war and peace must be exclusively in the hands of the Iraqi state institutions.
It is worth noting that an informed source revealed to Shafaq News Agency earlier that Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi intends to travel to the United States to participate in the work of the United Nations General Assembly, after the end of his European tour, which includes France and Germany, while indicating that there are efforts to arrange a meeting between him and US President Donald Trump.
The anticipated visit to the United States comes after a European tour that al-Zaidi will begin next week, which includes France and Germany. He is scheduled to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on September 14, before moving on to Germany, as part of a government move to expand Iraq’s economic, political and security partnerships with European countries.
The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly opened in New York on September 8, while the high-level general debate, which brings together leaders of states and governments, begins on September 22 and continues until September 26, before concluding on September 28.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zubaidi visited the United States in mid-July, leading a high-level delegation that included a number of ministers, government officials, members of parliament, and businessmen, on an official visit that lasted five days. The visit focused on launching a comprehensive and diversified economic partnership to support the Iraqi economy, expand investment opportunities, revitalize the local labor market, and enable Iraq to open new outlets for exporting crude oil and increase production and refining capacities.
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