Any trip to Iraq is a sudden and unannounced. The problem with the Trump administration is that it is working in a rhetoric filled bubble. Trump pulled out of the Iraqi nuclear deal. Trump is not in the loop of current and positive information about Iran. Iran was instrumental in removing Deash from the region. The US will find the region more rigid in including Iran in all security concerns. Southern Iraq is Shia and Iran is involved with that faith. That won’t change.