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Iran Faces Shifting Iraq Ties as U.S. Leaves
After the U.S. pulls its troops from Iraq, Iran could expand influence through Iraqi Shiite parties and intelligence links, reshaping Gulf power and threatening Sunni Arab states. Assad’s fate in Syria could limit Iran’s gains as regional dynamics hinge on diplomacy and future U.S. strategy.
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Iran
Iraq
Cairo
U.S
Middle East
Bashar Assad
Syria
Barack Obama
Bush
Persian Gulf
United States
East Asia
Pacific
Saddam Hussein
Baath
Gulf
Gulf States
Saudi Arabia
Washington
Tehran
Nouri al-Maliki
Anthony Cordesman
Center For International and Strategic Studies
Doug Ollivant
New America Foundation
National Security Council
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