Is Iran losing Its Grip on Iraq?

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Last month, Iraq's Prime Minister visited the White House in hopes of strengthening relations. This didn't go down too well with Iran who attacked a US base in Iraq shortly after. In this video, we take a look at the Iraq-Iran relationship, and how the war in Gaza complicated Iraq's relationship with the US.

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1 - https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/04/baghdad-ready-new-chapter-us-iraq-relations
2 - https://press.armywarcollege.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1932
3 - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/11/16/irans-influence-in-iraq-is-declining-heres-why/
4 - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/5/iraq-protesters-take-to-the-streets-and-clash-with-police
5 - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/18/world/middleeast/iraq-karbala-iran-militias.html
6 - https://www.newarab.com/news/nearly-50-iraqis-reject-irans-pull-government-index
7 - https://twitter.com/alrabiaatv/status/1752605875393511480?s=42
8 - https://www.dw.com/en/iraq-police-clash-with-pro-iran-demonstrators-in-baghdad/a-59733702

00:00 - Introduction
01:24 - How Iran Took Over Iraq
03:59 - Iran's Waning Influence
05:50 - Influence of the Gaza War
08:16 - Sponsored Content

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