Is Iran’s influence in Iraq growing, or has it reached a plateau?
Iran’s role in Iraq is multi-layered. It suffered a slight setback in the elections in 2018 as Muqtada al-Sadr, a Shi’ite cleric and Iraqi nationalist, came in first.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to U.S. troops in an unannounced visit to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq December 26, 2018(photo credit: JONATHAN ERNST / REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
