Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met with Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday, less than 24 hours after the Shi’ite cleric’s bloc was declared winner of Iraq’s parliamentary election, the clearest sign yet they could work together to form a coalition. Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr (L) speaks during a news conference with Iraqi prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Baghdad, Iraq May 20, 2018. Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office/Handout via REUTERS “During our meeting, we agreed to work together and with other parties to expedite the process of forming a new Iraqi government,” Abadi said at a joint press conference. “It will be a strong government, capable of providing to its citizens services, security and economic prosperity.” Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States who also opposes Iranian influence in Iraq, cannot become prime minister because he did not run in the election. However, his bloc’s victory […]