By Alex Vatanka for The Middle East Institute. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
How Iraq’s vote will shape the next phase of US-Iran competition
Washington is once again leaning hard on Baghdad to narrow the space for Iran’s proxy networks, pairing new terrorist designations and sanctions with a sharper diplomatic line that demands the disarmament of non-state militant groups operating outside the purview of the Iraqi state.
