![Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, center, attends a session of the Iraqi Parliament, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. al-Abadi on Wednesday ordered the Kurdish region to hand over control of its airports to federal authorities or face a flight ban. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TSMGJ6PSB4FABO6HMEXPG43AI4.jpg?smart=true&auth=32ef6915740c7a00cdd12d70eb14f382e76a512f5fce39a8faed80f6f76a023a&width=400&height=225)
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi, attends a session of the Iraqi Parliament, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi, attends a session of the Iraqi Parliament, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
US calls for 'moderate, nationalist' government ahead of Iraqi parliament opening
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called political leaders to caution against foreign intervention
Naser Al Wasmi
02 September, 2018