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Javad Hashemi

Iraq swears in new prime minister as US presses Baghdad to disarm Iran-backed groups

Iraqi lawmakers approved a new government on Thursday led by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, who vowed to ensure a state monopoly on weapons amid growing US pressure to dismantle Tehran-backed groups.

The parliament in Baghdad voted in favour of al-Zaidi's government and programme just a few weeks after he was designated Iraq's youngest prime minister at 40, following months of political deadlock.

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