Middle East
Trump's Iraq election threats could end up making Maliki more popular
Not exactly what the American president intended when he blasted the longtime politician this week. Or was it?
January 29, 2026
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Middle East
The new Iraqi PM is a status quo leader, but for how long?
One thing is clear: that if previous parliaments demanded the ouster of the US military, this one seems fine with the way things are.
November 08, 2022
Middle East
US nemesis Muqtada al-Sadr throws Iraqi parliament into the air
The radical Shi'a cleric has found a way to potentially spoil the system imposed by Washington two decades ago. What now?
June 22, 2022
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