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What the United States is pursuing, in the reading of Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid: an agreement to conclude the conflict with Iran.
Rashid made the assertion publicly, as Iraq's head of state, placing his read of American intent in the diplomatic record. The statement is not an American confirmation of a shift in posture.
It is a neighboring head of state naming what he believes Washington wants. Rashid's formulation is precise about what it is. He stated a belief, not a confirmed diplomatic development.
He did not announce a negotiation, a channel, a framework, or a timeline. The gap between a party seeking an agreement and a party having concluded one is the gap between declared intent and settled outcome.
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