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http://agsi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/52678815886_280f2279ba_o-scaled.jpg25601707Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein’s public outreach and official meetings seem to have put Iraq back on the policy agenda in Washington. But both sides will need to take further steps to sustain the positive momentum.