(Bloomberg) -- Iran’s supreme leader urged Iraqi leaders to take the necessary steps to end the U.S. military presence in Iraq quickly during a meeting with prime minister Abdul Mahdi today.
“You should take necessary measures so that the U.S. will withdraw its troops from Iraq as soon as possible,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said according to the Iranian leader’s website.
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