Iraqi president slams Trump's remarks about staying in Iraq

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AP Baghdad
Last Updated : Feb 04 2019 | 8:15 PM IST

Iraq's president has slammed comments by US President Donald Trump who, he says, wants to keep US troops in Iraq "to watch Iran."
Barham Salih says Trump did not ask Iraq's permission for American troops stationed there to watch Iran, describing his comments as "strange."
Salih spoke Monday at a forum in Baghdad and was responding to Trump's comments to U.S. media in which he said the U.S. has an "incredible base" in Iraq which he intends to keep "because I want to be able to watch Iran."

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First Published: Feb 04 2019 | 8:15 PM IST

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