What Are the Iranians Doing in Iraq?
Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani and Iraqi parliament speaker Salim al-Jabouri speak during a news conference in Baghdad on December 24, 2014./ Since the rise of the Islamic State, commonly known as ISIS, Iran has taken a closer interest in influencing and funding the government of its neighbor Iraq. The Rand Corporation’s Alireza Nader explains. What is Iran doing in Iraq? How important is Iran in the ground war against ISIS? The Iranian government, particularly the Revolutionary Guards, is playing a huge role in helping the Iraqi ...
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