The Iraqi Elections Are Bad News for Iran
The fact that they took place is itself a cause for celebration.
October 19, 2021
The Iraqi Elections Are Bad News for Iran
The fact that they took place is itself a cause for celebration.
Last week, Iraq held its fifth national election since the U.S. deposed Saddam Hussein in 2003. The Islamic Republic has spent the past two decades expanding its influence in the country, setting up an interlocking network of proxy militias and political parties, and trying to turn its neighbor into another Lebanon. But the recent voting has impeded those efforts, writes Amir Taheri; and there is other good news as well:
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