2026-07-14T18:33:52.259Z / 《华盛顿邮报》
唐纳德·特朗普总统多次就伊拉克总理阿里·法勒赫·法提赫·卡迪姆·扎伊迪在一场“竞争激烈”的选举中获胜向其道贺。但事实上，并不存在这场胜利。
美国东部时间2026年7月14日下午2:33
唐纳德·特朗普总统周二在椭圆形办公室会见伊拉克总理阿里·法勒赫·法提赫·卡迪姆·扎伊迪。（索尔·勒布/法新社/盖蒂图片社）
作者：穆斯塔法·萨利姆与卡特·扎尔泽夫斯基
周一，首次到访白宫的伊拉克总理阿里·法勒赫·法提赫·卡迪姆·扎伊迪在椭圆形办公室与特朗普会面时，特朗普多次就其在一场“竞争激烈”的选举中获胜向其道贺。
但实际上，这位政坛新人从未出现在选举选票上。
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“我们拥有一位出色的新领袖，他以绝对优势、毫无悬念地赢得了选举，原本并不被看好，”特朗普在椭圆形办公室介绍扎伊迪时说道，“但等到人们真正了解他之后，他最终胜出，而且将执政很长一段时间。”
扎伊迪是一名毫无选举背景的商人。特朗普政府此前否决了获胜的什叶派联盟提名的前总理努里·马利基，令该国陷入宪法僵局，扎伊迪也因此意外成为伊拉克政坛的焦点。
今年1月，特朗普曾威胁称，如果伊拉克政府推进马利基的提名，美国“将不再帮助”伊拉克，这让伊拉克陷入宪法僵局。在美国对伊朗的战争背景下，伊拉克各政治力量寻求一位被视为相对中立的候选人。扎伊迪拥有银行业以及负责为惠及数百万民众的伊拉克政府食品篮子计划供应物资的职业生涯，因此被广泛视为共识候选人。
扎伊迪此次访美旨在推动美国对伊拉克的投资。他计划于本周晚些时候访问德克萨斯州的石油企业。获取简洁答案。试试《邮报》AI问答 深入了解
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Trump congratulated Iraq’s prime minister on election. He wasn’t on the ballot.
2026-07-14T18:33:52.259Z / The Washington Post
President Donald Trump repeatedly congratulated Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Kadhim al-Zaidi on his victory in a “highly competitive” election. There was no such victory.
July 14, 2026 at 2:33 p.m. EDT
President Donald Trump meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Kadhim al-Zaidi in the Oval Office on Tuesday. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
By Mustafa Salim and Cat Zakrzewski
President Donald Trump repeatedly congratulated Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Kadhim al-Zaidi on Monday for his victory in a “highly competitive” election during his first visit to the White House.
In fact, though, the political newcomer was never on the ballot.
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“We have a fantastic champion, a new champion, and he won the election very soundly, very conclusively, and he wasn’t favored,” Trump said, introducing Zaidi in the Oval Office. “But by the time they got to know him, he ended up winning, and he’s going to be there for a long time.”
Zaidi, a businessman with no electoral background, unexpectedly found himself at the center of Iraq’s politics after the Trump administration effectively vetoed the victorious Shiite bloc’s nominee, former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki. Ask The Post AI Dive deeper
In January, Trump threatened to “no longer help” Iraq if the government moved forward with Maliki, throwing the country into a constitutional deadlock. Iraq’s political forces sought a candidate viewed as relatively neutral amid the U.S. war with Iran. Zaidi was widely regarded as a consensus candidate, following a career that included banking and running the supply of goods for Iraq’s government food basket program, which serves millions.
Zaidi has sought to use his visit to encourage U.S. investment in Iraq. He plans to visit oil companies in Texas later this week. Ask The Post AI Dive deeper
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