Since the U.S. military killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad last week, a rift has opened up in the U.S. relationship with Iraq. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman discusses the implications of the strike on Soleimani for Iraq’s foreign policy with Sajad Jiyad.

Reactions in the United States to the killing of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani have tended to fall into three broad categories. Whether killing Soleimani forestalls immediate conflict or fuels further escalation, it has locked the U.S. and Iran into a costly confrontation for the foreseeable future.