Iraqi Politics in Turmoil: Prime Minister Cancels Saudi Trip Amid Tensions In a move that highlights the escalating tensions between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has abruptly cancelled his scheduled visit to the kingdom. The decision comes in the wake of a deadly joint US-Saudi airstrike on July 29 that targeted Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, sparking widespread outrage and condemnation. The strike, which is widely seen as a significant escalation of military cooperation between the US and Saudi Arabia, has sent shockwaves through the Iraqi government, with many officials accusing the two countries of violating Iraqi sovereignty. As tensions continue to simmer, al-Zaidi's cancellation of the trip is seen as a sign of the growing strain on relations between Baghdad and Riyadh.
Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi had cancelled an earlier Saudi trip after deadly July 29 US-Saudi strikes on Iraq.
