Iraqi PM Goes to Iran After Ailing King Stalls Regional Tour
- Back-to-back Riyadh, Tehran trips offered chance to reset ties
- Saudi king’s hospitalization forced postponement of Riyadh leg
Mustafa al-Kadhimi, center, arrives in Basra, Iraq, on July 15, 2020.
Photographer: Ahmed al-Rubaye/Pool via AP Photo
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi landed in Iran on Tuesday for his first foreign trip as leader, with a mission to try to shore up his country’s sovereignty.