The Quds Force commander's Baghdad visit is occurring as Iran faced difficult choices in Iraq where the government is moving to bring powerful armed groups under state control after the recent war.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani has visited Iraq, sources told Al Arabiya English on Monday, adding that his

Esmail Qaani, who heads the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, has been heavily involved in Iran’s relations with Iraqi militias.