Intel: Pompeo speaks with Iraq’s new foreign minister

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Iraq’s new Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein by phone on Tuesday.  

“Secretary Pompeo congratulated Foreign Minister Hussein on his new role and noted that he looks forward to working together to advance issues of mutual importance,” State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement. “He also congratulated the Iraqi government for completing its government formation. The secretary and the foreign minister discussed the US-Iraq strategic dialogue and both agreed that this was an opportunity for the two countries to strengthen ties.”