April 30, 2026
With War on Its Doorstep, Iraq Taps a Political Outsider to Become Prime Minister
After a long political impasse, Ali al-Zaidi has been tapped to become Iraq’s new prime minister. A wealthy oligarch, al-Zaidi is seen as both a compromise candidate, but also a political outsider. The World’s Host Marco Werman learned more from Hamzeh Hadad, an Iraqi political analyst with the Center for a New American Security, a Washington-based think tank.
Listen to the full interview on The World.
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