The story: In the wake of controversy sparked by the Joe Biden administration's nominee to head the US embassy in Baghdad, Iraqi armed groups have suggested that their informal 'truce' with American forces may be ending.

Amid a broader regional escalation, the Iraqi Resistance Coordination Committee (IRCC) has charged that Washington has missed its opportunity to peacefully withdraw US troops. The development suggests that Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq is back in the fold of the ‘resistance’—and may join attacks against Israeli and US interests...