Iran’s Iraq policy, from 2003 to the present day
Iran, a regional power and sponsor of Duodeciman Shiite Islam since the Islamic Revolution, and host of two of the most important holy places for the Duodecimans, namely Karbala and Najaf, gives a special place to Iraq in its foreign policy. Between influences, interferences, alliances, popular protests and conflicts, the complex relationship between these two border countries is above all one of religious, political, security, energy, economic and geopolitical interdependence.
15th April 2022
US-Iran war of influence
