The Atlantic Council’s Iraq Initiative hosted a conversation with Iraqi Ambassador Fareed Yasseen. The discussion topics included opportunities and challenges for US-Iraq relations, Iraq’s achievements in the post-ISIS era as well as the deficits it needs to address, and how Iraq views the rising tensions between the United States and Iran.

Featuring

H.E. Fareed Yasseen
Ambassador
Embassy of Iraq

Moderated by

Dr. Abbas Kadhim
Senior Fellow and Director, Iraq Initiative
Atlantic Council

A conversation with Iraqi Ambassador Fareed Yasseen

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