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Iraq`s oil is the property of Iraqis. the country`s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said in reaction to US President Donald Trump who argued that the United States should have taken possession of the nation`s crude reserves.
In a speech to CIA officials on Saturday. Trump suggested that the United States should have taken Iraq`s oil in reimbursement for the 2003 invasion that put an end to Saddam`s rule.
Trump also suggested that taking Iraq`s oil would have prevented Daesh from rising up. by removing a source of the group`s funding.
`It wasn`t clear what he meant.` Abadi told a news conference when asked about Trump`s comments. dispatches reported.
`Did he mean in 2003 or to prevent the terrorists from seizing Iraq`s oil?. Reuters quoted Iraqi prime minister.
`Iraq`s oil is constitutionally the property of the Iraqis.` he said.
The new US president has also sent messages offering to increase the level of assistance to Iraq. Abadi said. without giving details on the nature of the assistance.
`I`ve got assurances from President Trump that the assistance to Iraq will continue and that it will also increase.` Abadi told a news conference in Baghdad.
