He honored Khamenei. Then he broke bread with Trump.

Last week, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi attended the funeral procession of Iran's supreme leader . This week, he shook hands in the Oval Office with the man who had him killed. Why it matters: Like every Iraqi prime minister in the last two decades, Zaidi has to conduct a delicate balancing act between strategic relations with Washington and Tehran . When both sides are shooting at each other

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He honored Khamenei. Then he broke bread with Trump.

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Last week, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi attended the funeral procession of Iran's supreme leader . This week, he shook hands in the Oval Office with the man who had him killed. Why it matters: Like every Iraqi prime minister in the last two decades, Zaidi has to conduct a delicate balancing act between strategic relations with Washington and Tehran . When both sides are shooting at each other