Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani’s inaugural visit to the United States is marked by crucial meetings with US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday. However, the Iraqi prime minister’s diplomatic agenda is overshadowed by embarrassment as Iraqi militias engaged in attacks on Israel simultaneously with Iran’s retaliatory strike. Al-Sudani’s arrival in Washington on Saturday coincided with escalating tensions in the region, fueled by Israel’s war on Gaza and Iran’s Saturday night drone and missile retaliation for an Israeli strike on Iran’s diplomatic c…