Iraq’s omission from US-Iran talks reveals a quiet shift in how Tehran maintains influence inside Baghdad’s political system.
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Will Iran’s postwar strategy abandon proxies or deepen Gulf mistrust? The U.S.-Iran talks hinge on that answer.
Iranian public opinion strongly backs anti-regime protests and views external military strikes as potential humanitarian intervention.
Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi balances ties with Washington and Tehran to rebuild Iraq’s energy sector and secure economic growth across Middle East markets.
Five months into the military campaign against Tehran, central US political objectives remain unmet as Iranian forces adapt to a strategy of attrition.
Mass funeral rites for Khamenei aim to showcase public devotion, but silent defiance and deep apathy undermine the regime’s carefully manufactured spectacle.
Iran strategically leverages sanctions relief from the new Washington agreement to aggressively fund and rebuild regional proxy forces like Hezbollah.
Iran’s opposition lacks unified leadership as monarchists and ethnic groups clash over whether a future Tehran should centralize or decentralize power.
Iran’s new grand strategy replaces revolutionary ideology with pragmatic nationalism, reshaping the Middle East after surviving a devastating two-front war.
Iranian leaders look to leverage a conditional ceasefire with Washington to protect domestic stability and secure critical regional alliances.