Iran Press/Middle East: Strategic talks between Baghdad and Washington was launched on Thursday after months of tensions.
Tensions skyrocketed following a US strike on Baghdad in January that martyred Iranian top general Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, prompting Iraqi legislators to vote in favor of ousting all foreign troops.
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