Trump wants US troops in Iraq to ‘keep an eye’ on Iran
A political storm brewing in Iraq after Donald Trump said he wants to keep troops there, to ‘keep an eye’ on Iran.
26 Feb 2019
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A political storm brewing in Iraq after Donald Trump said he wants to keep troops there, to ‘keep an eye’ on Iran.
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