Donald Trump: If Iraq needs protection, we will be with it

In the coverage reviewed, Donald Trump said during his meeting with Iraq’s prime minister that the United States could potentially cooperate with Iraq in the areas of oil and security. In the published accounts, he also spoke about whether U.S. troops should stay in or leave Iraq, broader participation by American companies in Iraq’s oil activities, and the issue of transit through the Strait of Hormuz. This news was reflected across several outlets with different ordering and emphasis, but the common thread in all of them is the reporting of Trump’s claims and positions during the meeting.

• In Eghtesadnews’s account, Trump was quoted as saying that if Iraq needed protection, the United States would stand by it.
• Akharin Khabar quoted Trump as saying that Iraq’s oil is a priority for the United States and that American companies will take part more broadly in oil activities inside Iraq.
• In Tejarat News’s coverage, Trump was reported to have claimed during his meeting with Iraq’s prime minister that U.S. troops are leaving Iraq and American companies are coming in.
• Tejarat News also quoted Trump as saying that the United States will have strong cooperation with Iraq in the oil sector and will announce it soon.
• In that same coverage, Trump said that if Iraq needed protection, the United States would stand by it.
• Tejarat News quoted Trump as saying that various countries had contacted him and said that instead of paying tolls to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, they would prefer to invest in the United States.
• In that quote, Trump said that Gulf countries are set to invest in the United States instead of paying transit tolls through the strait, and he described this as a better solution.
• Later in Tejarat News’s account, Trump said he did not think anyone should be able to collect a toll or fee for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
• Etemad newspaper also reflected this part of Trump’s remarks, writing that he said if Iraq needed protection, the United States would stand by it.
• Etemad also reported that Trump said various countries had contacted him and said that instead of paying tolls to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, they would prefer to invest in the United States.
• In Etemad’s coverage, Trump said that Gulf countries are set to invest in the United States instead of paying transit tolls through the strait, and he considered this the better option.
• Etemad also quoted Trump as saying that he did not think anyone should be able to collect a toll or fee for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.. Coverage differences:

Some parts of the coverage, such as Eghtesadnews, focused more heavily on the line about protecting Iraq, while Akharin Khabar emphasized Iraq’s oil as a priority and the participation of American companies in it. Tejarat News provided the broadest set of statements.