عراق

تهران و گروه‌های نیابتی آن در شمال شرقی سوریه، در حال اعمال قدرت سخت و نرم بوده‌اند و تحکیم قدرت نظامی را با برنامه‌های امداد اقتصادی، اجتماعی و مذهبی در هم آمیخته‌اند تا نفوذ بلندمدت خود را تحکیم کنند.

Recent organizational shifts offer a glimmer of hope that Baghdad will stand up to Iranian influence, but implementation will be the test of their actual merit.

Baghdad is under pressure to show it can protect its airspace, but procuring Russian or Iranian equipment might complicate U.S.-Iraq relations without addressing the triggers for Israeli strikes.

With the IDF seemingly expanding its missile hunt to Lebanon and Iraq, the actions of Iran’s proxies, their host governments, and U.S. officials will do much to determine if wider escalation is in the cards.

Exploding ammo dumps are only one of many problems posed by out-of-control militias, making it more urgent than ever to warehouse heavy weapons, halt mass detentions, and protect Iraqis and Iraq’s investors alike.

The United States is now designating politicians who place personal or Iranian interests above the needs of the Iraqi people, but these efforts could go awry if locals don’t understand the justification or consequences.

After months of delay, the new cabinet must get up to speed quickly in order to put KRG-federal relations on solid legal ground, curtail Iranian influence, and unify the Peshmerga.

Recent decisions by the Iraqi PM to curtail militia influence may just swap one threat for another.

راکت‌ها هم‌چنان بر سر تاسیسات آمریکایی فرود می‌آید، و این تلاشی است آگاهانه برای این‌که عراق در منطقه تبدیل به چهارراهی بی‌طرف نشود.