Ankara and Baghdad deepen ties as the Iran war makes Turkey a more valuable economic and security partner for Iraq.
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US Iraq Withdrawal confronts hardline militias that refuse to disarm, threatening Baghdad’s sovereignty and Iran’s expanding corridor of armed proxies.
Iraq and Lebanon share the same sectarian disease. External pressure now offers both a rare opening for reform.
Syria’s reopened trade routes attract foreign investment, but centralization and local conflicts could turn recovery into renewed instability.
Iraqi oil exports are reviving, yet Iranian smuggling and transit fees risk turning Iraq’s recovery into Tehran’s profit.
Military force cannot substitute for political settlement, as the Iran campaign risks becoming another long open-ended U.S. deployment.
Iran-backed militias resist disarmament as Tehran shields weapons, leaving Prime Minister Zaidi’s authority weakened and Baghdad’s security unresolved.
Iran pressures Iraqi militias to keep weapons as Barrack vetoes posts and oil collapse erodes Zaidi’s authority.
Iraq’s southern crude still flows through a contested chokepoint as Baghdad revives pipeline plans that remain financially and politically blocked.
Riyadh is pairing diplomatic restraint toward Iran with targeted military strikes against its proxies, raising the risk of wider war.