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[size=52]British report: Iraq is a “favorite battlefield” for Tehran and Washington and a “crossing point” for the dollar towards the neighboring country and its militias.[/size]
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01-20-2024
A British report revealed, today, Saturday, that Iraq has become the “favorite battleground” for Iran and the United States, and this has escalated since the Gaza War. While he stated that the war in Palestine represents an opportunity for Tehran and its associated factions to remove American forces from Iraq, he confirmed that Washington It has a “dollar stick” that it can raise to prevent it from being “expelled” from Iraq, pointing out the irony that Tehran and the extremist factions benefit from Iraq’s economic relations with the West to obtain money.[/size]
[size=45]The British website “Middle East Eye” said in a report: “When Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani arrived in New York last September to participate in the meetings of the United Nations General Assembly, there was a truce between the two foreign powers, Iran and the United States, as the Iranian-backed factions froze their attacks on American forces.”[/size]
[size=45]The British report explained that “Al-Sudani came to New York during this period of calm, and was honored during luxurious receptions with Western businessmen and diplomats on the sidelines of the General Assembly, where he was promoting Iraq’s economy to attract investments to it, but 4 months after that, Al-Sudani was... He denounces both Washington and Tehran for launching deadly strikes in his country, while his calls for the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq overshadowed his investment presentations to the global elite at the Davos conference.[/size]
[size=45]The report continued, “At least 70 attacks have been carried out against American forces in Iraq since the start of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, while Washington responded by carrying out a deadly raid in Baghdad against a leader in the Popular Mobilization Forces.”[/size]
[size=45]He added, "No sooner had Iraq rebuked the United States for the strike than Iran fired a barrage of missiles at the city of Erbil, which was also denounced by Al-Sudani."[/size]
[size=45]The report considered that “Iraqi’s double rebuke of Iran and the United States highlights the tight rope that Baghdad is walking at a time when the war in Gaza is spreading beyond the borders of the besieged Palestinian Strip, while Tehran and Washington are flexing their muscles throughout the region and competing in the context of a proxy war, including This includes Lebanon and Yemen.”[/size]
[size=45]However, the report saw that “the conflict may be at its most complex in Iraq.”[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted Renad Mansour, a researcher at the British Chatham House Institute, as saying, “The Iraqi government is weak, divided, and essentially unable to control the conflict on its borders from foreign powers,” adding that Iraq “has emerged as the preferred playing field, where the United States and Iran can fight.” Therein, and the risk of escalation therein, is lower for both of them. “They can highlight their strength and compete for influence.”[/size]
[size=45]The report continued to say, “For Iran and its Iraqi allies who dominate the Baghdad government, the war in Gaza presented an opportunity to achieve their goal of expelling the United States from Iraq.”[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted a former senior American official and an Iraqi official as saying, “There is increasing coordination between Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Lebanese Hezbollah to achieve this goal.”[/size]
[size=45]According to the former director for Middle East affairs at the White House National Security Council, Andrew Tabler, “Instead of attacking Israel, what we are seeing in Iraq are more attacks on American forces.”[/size]
[size=45]After the report pointed out that “the United States’ legal justification for its presence in Syria is based on its agreement with Baghdad,” Tabler was quoted as saying, referring to Erbil, that the capital of the Kurdistan Region “is very important to support (the American presence) in Syria, as the United States needs to be It has the ability to move troops and supplies on the land route between the Iraqi border and Syria.”[/size]
[size=45]According to a former American official, “The Biden administration and Baghdad were already negotiating the future of the international coalition led by the United States in Iraq before the outbreak of the war in Gaza, but the war changed Washington’s approach to the talks,” explaining that “it does not seem good to discuss withdrawal when The Iranians are attacking American soldiers with missiles and drones, and that is why there is a feeling among the (American) administration that we need to stop these talks temporarily.”[/size]
[size=45]The report noted, “At a time when the United States is launching limited raids against ISIS cells in the region, Washington views its military presence in northeastern Syria as a major counterweight to Iran and Russia, which support the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.”[/size]
[size=45]In this context, the report quoted the former US special envoy to Syria, Joel Rayburn, as saying that “the United States’ mission in northeastern Syria depends on Iraq.”[/size]
[size=45]After reviewing the stages of US military involvement in Iraq and the withdrawal of forces from it, the report said that “the inability of successive Iraqi governments to curb the powerful powers of the Popular Mobilization Units led to sowing discord between Baghdad and Washington.”[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted Abbas Kazem, a researcher at the American Atlantic Council Institute, as saying that despite the sporadic outbreak of fighting between armed factions and Iraqi security services, “the cost of fighting the militias for the Iraqi government is much higher than the cost of maintaining them.”[/size]
[size=45]He added, "For Washington, this matter is considered urgent because they are under attack, but it is not a crisis for the Iraqi state, as the militias are fighting in the same trench in which the Iraqi government is fighting."[/size]
[size=45]The report noted that “the Popular Mobilization Units gained more influence under Sudanese rule.”[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted Michael Knights, a researcher at the American Washington Institute, as saying, “The Iranian-backed militias had a more visible presence in the streets of Baghdad during Al-Sudani’s term, as they established new checkpoints,” adding that they “also enhanced their commercial activities.”[/size]
[size=45]Despite this, the report pointed out that “current and former American and Iraqi officials say that Baghdad seeks to maintain good relations with Washington.”[/size]
[size=45]After the report pointed out “the depth of the economic and cultural relations between Iran and Iraq,” it said that “Iraq’s financial resources are also intricately linked to the United States,” noting that “revenues from Iraqi oil sales are deposited in the US Federal Reserve Bank in New York.”[/size]
[size=45]The report added, “The recent American campaign against money laundering in Iraq led to the fueling of the currency crisis in Iraq, which reflected the enormous influence that Washington enjoys on Iraqi finances due to its dependence on the dollar.”[/size]
[size=45]The British report stated, “When Baghdad demanded the expulsion of the US-led coalition forces from Iraq after the assassination of the Quds Force commander, General Qassem Soleimani, in 2020, the administration of President Donald Trump threatened to cut off Iraq’s access to its dollar reserves and stop issuing sanctions exemptions for Iraq to purchase Iranian gas.” “.[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted former American officials as saying, “The stick is an option reserved by the Biden administration if demands for the United States’ exit increase, but some wonder whether the administration will use it, after trying to reset relations with Baghdad after the turbulent Trump years.”[/size]
[size=45]According to Rayburn, the former US special envoy to Syria, “the United States cannot be expelled from Iraq if it does not want to,” adding that “if the United States does not have a military presence in Iraq, the United States will not need to do other things on behalf of the government.” Such as facilitating dollar supplies from the Federal Reserve, protection from lawsuits, and issuing sanctions exemptions.”[/size]
[size=45]The report continued, “While the Iranian-backed militias want to expel the United States from Iraq, experts say that even the most hardline factions, such as Kataib Hezbollah, benefit from Iraq’s economic relations with the West.”[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted researcher Renad Mansour as saying, “Even the leaders most opposed to the United States in Iraq realize that they need some form of relationship with the United States, as Iraq is the lifeline for Iran, as its access to the dollar and financial markets is considered essential.” .[/size]
[size=45]According to Kazem, of the Atlantic Council, “Iran’s ideal goal is to completely remove the United States from Iraq, but its practical goal is to make the American presence a burden,” which he says the Iranians have already been able to achieve.[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted Kazem as saying, “You have a limited number of American soldiers in Iraq who are detained in their barracks, and they cannot even go to the city... In the long run, there is someone who will ask why are we here?!”[/size]
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[size=52]British report: Iraq is a “favorite battlefield” for Tehran and Washington and a “crossing point” for the dollar towards the neighboring country and its militias.[/size]
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01-20-2024
A British report revealed, today, Saturday, that Iraq has become the “favorite battleground” for Iran and the United States, and this has escalated since the Gaza War. While he stated that the war in Palestine represents an opportunity for Tehran and its associated factions to remove American forces from Iraq, he confirmed that Washington It has a “dollar stick” that it can raise to prevent it from being “expelled” from Iraq, pointing out the irony that Tehran and the extremist factions benefit from Iraq’s economic relations with the West to obtain money.[/size]
[size=45]The British website “Middle East Eye” said in a report: “When Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani arrived in New York last September to participate in the meetings of the United Nations General Assembly, there was a truce between the two foreign powers, Iran and the United States, as the Iranian-backed factions froze their attacks on American forces.”[/size]
[size=45]The British report explained that “Al-Sudani came to New York during this period of calm, and was honored during luxurious receptions with Western businessmen and diplomats on the sidelines of the General Assembly, where he was promoting Iraq’s economy to attract investments to it, but 4 months after that, Al-Sudani was... He denounces both Washington and Tehran for launching deadly strikes in his country, while his calls for the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq overshadowed his investment presentations to the global elite at the Davos conference.[/size]
[size=45]The report continued, “At least 70 attacks have been carried out against American forces in Iraq since the start of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, while Washington responded by carrying out a deadly raid in Baghdad against a leader in the Popular Mobilization Forces.”[/size]
[size=45]He added, "No sooner had Iraq rebuked the United States for the strike than Iran fired a barrage of missiles at the city of Erbil, which was also denounced by Al-Sudani."[/size]
[size=45]The report considered that “Iraqi’s double rebuke of Iran and the United States highlights the tight rope that Baghdad is walking at a time when the war in Gaza is spreading beyond the borders of the besieged Palestinian Strip, while Tehran and Washington are flexing their muscles throughout the region and competing in the context of a proxy war, including This includes Lebanon and Yemen.”[/size]
[size=45]However, the report saw that “the conflict may be at its most complex in Iraq.”[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted Renad Mansour, a researcher at the British Chatham House Institute, as saying, “The Iraqi government is weak, divided, and essentially unable to control the conflict on its borders from foreign powers,” adding that Iraq “has emerged as the preferred playing field, where the United States and Iran can fight.” Therein, and the risk of escalation therein, is lower for both of them. “They can highlight their strength and compete for influence.”[/size]
[size=45]The report continued to say, “For Iran and its Iraqi allies who dominate the Baghdad government, the war in Gaza presented an opportunity to achieve their goal of expelling the United States from Iraq.”[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted a former senior American official and an Iraqi official as saying, “There is increasing coordination between Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Lebanese Hezbollah to achieve this goal.”[/size]
[size=45]According to the former director for Middle East affairs at the White House National Security Council, Andrew Tabler, “Instead of attacking Israel, what we are seeing in Iraq are more attacks on American forces.”[/size]
[size=45]After the report pointed out that “the United States’ legal justification for its presence in Syria is based on its agreement with Baghdad,” Tabler was quoted as saying, referring to Erbil, that the capital of the Kurdistan Region “is very important to support (the American presence) in Syria, as the United States needs to be It has the ability to move troops and supplies on the land route between the Iraqi border and Syria.”[/size]
[size=45]According to a former American official, “The Biden administration and Baghdad were already negotiating the future of the international coalition led by the United States in Iraq before the outbreak of the war in Gaza, but the war changed Washington’s approach to the talks,” explaining that “it does not seem good to discuss withdrawal when The Iranians are attacking American soldiers with missiles and drones, and that is why there is a feeling among the (American) administration that we need to stop these talks temporarily.”[/size]
[size=45]The report noted, “At a time when the United States is launching limited raids against ISIS cells in the region, Washington views its military presence in northeastern Syria as a major counterweight to Iran and Russia, which support the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.”[/size]
[size=45]In this context, the report quoted the former US special envoy to Syria, Joel Rayburn, as saying that “the United States’ mission in northeastern Syria depends on Iraq.”[/size]
[size=45]After reviewing the stages of US military involvement in Iraq and the withdrawal of forces from it, the report said that “the inability of successive Iraqi governments to curb the powerful powers of the Popular Mobilization Units led to sowing discord between Baghdad and Washington.”[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted Abbas Kazem, a researcher at the American Atlantic Council Institute, as saying that despite the sporadic outbreak of fighting between armed factions and Iraqi security services, “the cost of fighting the militias for the Iraqi government is much higher than the cost of maintaining them.”[/size]
[size=45]He added, "For Washington, this matter is considered urgent because they are under attack, but it is not a crisis for the Iraqi state, as the militias are fighting in the same trench in which the Iraqi government is fighting."[/size]
[size=45]The report noted that “the Popular Mobilization Units gained more influence under Sudanese rule.”[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted Michael Knights, a researcher at the American Washington Institute, as saying, “The Iranian-backed militias had a more visible presence in the streets of Baghdad during Al-Sudani’s term, as they established new checkpoints,” adding that they “also enhanced their commercial activities.”[/size]
[size=45]Despite this, the report pointed out that “current and former American and Iraqi officials say that Baghdad seeks to maintain good relations with Washington.”[/size]
[size=45]After the report pointed out “the depth of the economic and cultural relations between Iran and Iraq,” it said that “Iraq’s financial resources are also intricately linked to the United States,” noting that “revenues from Iraqi oil sales are deposited in the US Federal Reserve Bank in New York.”[/size]
[size=45]The report added, “The recent American campaign against money laundering in Iraq led to the fueling of the currency crisis in Iraq, which reflected the enormous influence that Washington enjoys on Iraqi finances due to its dependence on the dollar.”[/size]
[size=45]The British report stated, “When Baghdad demanded the expulsion of the US-led coalition forces from Iraq after the assassination of the Quds Force commander, General Qassem Soleimani, in 2020, the administration of President Donald Trump threatened to cut off Iraq’s access to its dollar reserves and stop issuing sanctions exemptions for Iraq to purchase Iranian gas.” “.[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted former American officials as saying, “The stick is an option reserved by the Biden administration if demands for the United States’ exit increase, but some wonder whether the administration will use it, after trying to reset relations with Baghdad after the turbulent Trump years.”[/size]
[size=45]According to Rayburn, the former US special envoy to Syria, “the United States cannot be expelled from Iraq if it does not want to,” adding that “if the United States does not have a military presence in Iraq, the United States will not need to do other things on behalf of the government.” Such as facilitating dollar supplies from the Federal Reserve, protection from lawsuits, and issuing sanctions exemptions.”[/size]
[size=45]The report continued, “While the Iranian-backed militias want to expel the United States from Iraq, experts say that even the most hardline factions, such as Kataib Hezbollah, benefit from Iraq’s economic relations with the West.”[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted researcher Renad Mansour as saying, “Even the leaders most opposed to the United States in Iraq realize that they need some form of relationship with the United States, as Iraq is the lifeline for Iran, as its access to the dollar and financial markets is considered essential.” .[/size]
[size=45]According to Kazem, of the Atlantic Council, “Iran’s ideal goal is to completely remove the United States from Iraq, but its practical goal is to make the American presence a burden,” which he says the Iranians have already been able to achieve.[/size]
[size=45]The report quoted Kazem as saying, “You have a limited number of American soldiers in Iraq who are detained in their barracks, and they cannot even go to the city... In the long run, there is someone who will ask why are we here?!”[/size]
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