Iraq is pursuing high-level diplomatic efforts with Western nations and an unnamed Arab country, believed to have ties to Israel, an Iraqi Foreign Ministry official told the London-based Qatari newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, News.az reports citing The Jerusalem Post.

During his presidency from 2017 to 2021, Donald Trump's policies in the Middle East were characterized by a combination of assertive diplomatic actions, military choices, and a departure from the U.S.'s conventional approach to the region.