Washington starves Iran’s Iraqi militias by squeezing dollar flows. No bombs. Just payroll collapse. Maliki era is dead.
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Iraq’s last source of legitimacy is a reclusive cleric. But even Sistani’s fatwa cannot stop Iran-backed militias.
Iraq’s balancing act fails. Iran-linked militias launch 750 strikes. Oil exports halt. Gas imports cut. Fiscal collapse looms.
Iranian militias strike Iraq’s oil fields, targeting US and Chinese firms. Western investment is at risk; Iraq’s energy dependence on Iran may persist.
“Confronting these militias is like taking on the Sicilian Mafia—they have penetrated the judiciary, the economy, and the security services to the point of state paralysis.”
The state cannot control armed factions. Protesting Washington is safe. Confronting militias is impossible. Sovereignty is violated from within before without.
“Every attack on an American base, diplomatic mission, or energy asset should be met with an immediate response.”
A Levant without militias? Syria disarmed SDF, Lebanon collects Hezbollah weapons, Iraq struggles with Hashd.
Iraq’s militias evolved from ideological proxies to market-driven actors: guns for hire became checkbooks.
Iraq is being pulled into the war; rockets have landed across the country, and the government does not fully control the factions.