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Why Iraq’s next government won’t shake off Iran’s influence
A pro-Iran government in Baghdad will compromise US development plans for Iraq.
The militia is still a force in Lebanese politics, but its ability to menace abroad has been severely weakened ...
Iraq has been at the centre of a power struggle between Washington and Tehran for years. Through military force and political influence, especially via proxy militias, they influence the life of the ...
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has upped the stakes in the face of US President Donald Trump’s threats of ...
Groups like Hezbollah were degraded for coming to Iran's defence, while Iraqi paramilitaries largely sat out the conflict and ...
Four of the six GCC states—Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Oman—oppose any US military strike that ...
Iraqis head to the polls Nov. 11 to elect 329 parliament members for a four-year term, marking the seventh free election since Saddam Hussein’s 2003 fall. Candidates are treading carefully, pledging ...
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