Jun. 25, 2021

Will Raisi strengthen Iran’s influence in Iraq?

Iraq/Politics

“Our blood is your blood; our flesh is your flesh,” declared Iran’s then chief justice, Ebrahim Raisi, during his visit to Iraq on February 8 this year.

Raisi, now president-elect, was addressing a crowd with the same ideological bent. His message was not directed at the Iraqi state, but rather to the elements in Iraq that support Iran’s continuing influence in the country...

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Mustafa Saadoon
Mustafa Saadoon
Mustafa Saadoon
Mustafa Saadoon is an Iraqi journalist as well as the founder and director of the Iraqi ... Full Bio
فارسیPersian
فارسیPersian
عربيArabic
عربيArabic