Iraqi PM, cabinet discuss US troop presence

Iraq's caretaker prime minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi chaired a cabinet meeting Wednesday to discuss the American troops presence in Iraq.

Early this year, the Iraqi parliament voted to end an agreement that allows U.S. troops in Iraq.

Abdul-Mahdi said circumstances have changed, and the current situation required a reconsideration of that decision, "to include Iraq's interest, the region's interest, the world interest and even the United States of America as a partner and a friend in fighting Daesh (ISIS) and in supporting the Iraqi government."

Meanwhile, U.S. officials will hold a "strategic dialogue" with the Iraqi government mid-June to discuss the future presence of their troops on Iraqi soil, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had said Tuesday.