The capital, Baghdad, witnessed a notable visit by a high-level US envoy, featuring a series of meetings with political and executive leaders to discuss restructuring mutual cooperation frameworks. According to observers, the talks focused on three main pillars: enhancing economic and security partnerships, discussing a strategic regional oil pipeline project to open new export routes, and emphasizing the priority of restricting arms to state control to ensure institutional stability. The discussions also addressed Washington's vision for organizing relations between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region, amid local and international anticipation of the outcomes of reciprocal diplomatic visits and their impact on political and security balances in the region.