MENASource
Jun 30, 2025
Balancing acts and breaking points: Iraq’s US-Iran dilemma
By
C. Anthony Pfaff
The future of US–Iraq relations is neither as dim as it may first appear, nor as promising as one might hope.
MENASource
Jun 4, 2025
Why Iraq should build bridges with its ‘new’ neighbor, Syria
By
Shermine Serbest
Iraq’s position on the Syria transition is split between two camps: the official government, and that of the powerful non-state actors.
MENASource
Apr 17, 2025
Trump must clarify his Iraq policy. Washington’s Middle East investment hangs in the balance.
By
Sarkawt Shamsulddin
Contradictory signals from the US president on Iraq’s Iran-connected Popular Mobilization Forces risks derailing hard-won progress.
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