Letting Iran-backed factions hold Interior or Defense is the one line Washington has drawn and the prize Tehran still wants, so the cabinet was left half-built to avoid answering it. Parliament was meant to take up the rest after the Eid al-Adha break in late May.
That break has passed and the chairs are still empty…al-Zaidi is going after the factions’ cash, their rifles, and their grip on Interior and Defense at the same time… Cut the money that buys the guns, take the guns, and lock the gunmen out of the ministries, and there is not much faction left to bargain with…The house is not clean yet. But for the first time in 22 years, you can see who is holding the broom. : Reset Intelligence
