Trump hosts Iraqi PM who chaired bank accused of funneling money to Iran
- President Donald Trump is set to welcome Iraq's new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, to the White House on Tuesday after championing the political newcomer for the country's top job — despite al-Zaidi previously chairing a bank swept up in a U.
- S.-backed crackdown over alleged financial flows to Iran.
- Before entering politics, al-Zaidi chaired Al-Janoob Islamic Bank, one of several Iraqi banks that the country's central bank barred in 2024 from conducting U.
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- President Donald Trump is set to welcome Iraq's new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, to the White House on Tuesday after championing the political newcomer for the country's top job — despite al-Zaidi previously chairing a bank swept up in a U.
- S.-backed crackdown over alleged financial flows to Iran.
- Before entering politics, al-Zaidi chaired Al-Janoob Islamic Bank, one of several Iraqi banks that the country's central bank barred in 2024 from conducting U.
Sources: The Independent