SADDAM HUSSEIN BANKNOTE ON TRUMP'S DESK

 
Special Envoy to the Republic of Iraq, Mark Savaya, with President Donald Trump

Many Iraqis have been preoccupied in recent hours by a photo posted on Tuesday by U.S. Special Envoy to Iraq Mark Savaya on his X account. It appeared to show an old banknote featuring a picture of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The old banknote is a 5-dinar note.

The image showed Trump seated across a table holding several red caps bearing one of his favorite slogans, "America is back," with a cup of soft drink in front of him, as well as an old Iraqi banknote.

Saddam Hussein was the president of Iraq from 1979 until 2003, ruling the country through an authoritarian regime.

 

He was overthrown during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and later was executed in 2006 after being convicted of crimes against humanity.

According to analysts, there is no known link between Trump and Saddam Hussein. However, Trump cited Saddam as an example during his 2016 election campaign to support his argument for taking "decisive" action against terrorism.

Savaya appeared to be leaning toward the U.S. president as he spoke to him, and he captioned the photo, "It was a great day... a great day with the greatest." He added, "It was my pleasure to see you, sir," referring to Trump.

However, the details of the meeting and the reason for placing the old Iraqi banknote in front of Trump remain unclear.

Some saw the photo as a political warning to Iraq's current authorities.

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