US piles Pressure on Iran’s Iraqi
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US piles pressure on Iran’s Iraqi allies with ‘terrorist’ designations
Amid a growing US push to de-fang Iran’s allies in Iraq, the Donald Trump administration has designated four major Shiite armed factions as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
The move comes at a delicate time for Iraq as competing geopolitical pressures mount ahead of the parliamentary elections in November.
Viewed as an extension of Trump’s pressure campaign against Tehran, the designations have set off both mockery and celebration in Iraqi media.
