“We have invested billions of dollars there (in the infrastructure of Iraq. - RT ) and I said:“ If we leave, then you have to pay. They (Iraqis. - RT ) must return the money to us for the embassies and investments that we made, ”he said in an interview with Fox News.
Trump said the United States currently owns a large amount of Iraqi funds.
“At the moment, we have a lot of their money. We now have $ 35 billion of their funds deposited in a bank account. I believe that they will pay or we will stay there (in Iraq. - RT ), ”he said.
On January 5, the Iraqi parliament voted to withdraw foreign troops from the state.
After that, Trump threatened Iraq with sanctions.