Iran has used Iraq to launch attacks on Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, as well as targeting the vicinity of Emirati nuclear facilities. Iraq, as an Iranian front, is a growing danger, transforming into an international issue and signaling a new regional situation that will require concerted efforts to confront it. Turkiye has arrested and extradited to the US Mohammed Baqer Al-Saadi, a commander in the Iranian-backed Kata’ib Hezbollah militia in Iraq.
Iran’s Iraqi front
Iraq has evolved into a central battleground where Washington and Tehran compete for regional dominance. (AFP/File Photo)
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Iran has used Iraq to launch attacks on Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, as well as targeting the vicinity of Emirati nuclear facilities. Iraq, as an Iranian front, is a growing danger, transforming into an international issue and signaling a new regional situation that will require concerted efforts to confront it.
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