Mario Nawfal(@MarioNawfal ):🇮🇶 Fistfights broke out on the floor of Iraq's Parliament today as lawmakers voted to confirm the new cabinet 14 of 23 ministers were approved before the session was suspended mid-brawl. The Prime Minister they were fighting over, Ali al-Zaidi, was backed by pro-Iranian Shiite factions and has received support from Trump. The U.S. and Iran are at war. Both backing the same man in Baghdad.

2026.05.14 17:03

🇮🇶 Fistfights broke out on the floor of Iraq's Parliament today as lawmakers voted to confirm the new cabinet 14 of 23 ministers were approved before the session was suspended mid-brawl. The Prime Minister they were fighting over, Ali al-Zaidi, was backed by pro-Iranian Shiite factions and has received support from Trump. The U.S. and Iran are at war. Both backing the same man in Baghdad.

Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal

2026.05.14 17:00

🇺🇸🇮🇶 Iraq’s next PM? Trump just pushed Ali al-Zaidi for the top job And now, Iraqi lawmakers have all but confirmed al-Zaidi, who's a businessman and former banker. So we can all expect a HUGE shift coming to Baghdad. Source: Bloomberg