![FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2020 file photo, U.S. Soldiers stand at a site of Iranian bombing at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq. On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, Iraqi officials said Iraq has sent a formal request to President Joe Biden’s administration for a date to resume strategic talks on bilateral relations and the withdrawal of remaining U.S. combat forces. The talks, which began in June under the Trump administration, would be the first under Biden, who assumed office in January. (AP Photo/Qassim Abdul-Zahra, File)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ORPSNKUWFSUY2JTPSMZ53DRT64.jpg?smart=true&auth=df094554cdaf471f8579b21899651271664c1d5311995aa804257f9aea74fffa&width=400&height=225)
US soldiers at the site of a bombing at Ain Al Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq. AP
US soldiers at the site of a bombing at Ain Al Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq. AP
US-Iraq strategic dialogue to take place on April 7
The online talks will be the first under President Joe Biden's administration