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The report begins by saying: “There is no sign on the door of Hamas’s new political office in Baghdad, and its address is heavily guarded. The same applies to the new Houthi office, which is a short drive away.”
The newspaper added: "Iraqi government officials have quietly allowed the two Iranian-backed armed groups to establish a more permanent presence in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Earlier this summer, after years of visits by their representatives, the shift, which Iraqi officials publicly deny even as images of the groups circulate in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]On social media, at a time when Iran appears to be encouraging its proxies from different countries to share military skills and even coordinate on targets.
The newspaper considered that “the new offices reflect Iraq’s growing role in the covert war between Iran, Israel and the United States, after it was[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Plays a balancing role between[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]And Washington.”
She explained that “the balance has gradually shifted in Iran’s favor, as its neighbor has worked[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Steadily expanding its geopolitical influence through[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The scope of recruitment and funding of sympathetic forces inside Iraq, which is part of a larger effort by[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]To build a regional bloc of Shiite power extending to Lebanon with Hezbollah and to[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]With the Houthis."
She considered that "in recent years, Iran has pushed[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The Iraqi government has sought to legitimize the country’s Shiite factions, some of which are loyal to Tehran, as well as its affiliated Sunni, Christian and Yazidi armed groups, by making them part of the Iraqi security apparatus. The Shiite forces have also established successful political parties, a coalition of which won enough seats in the 2021 elections to choose the prime minister. “
Against the backdrop of growing Iranian influence, the Iraqi leadership acquiesced when the Houthis and Hamas wanted to open offices,” the Times reported. “Some Iraqi government officials, according to two of the people who spoke to The New York Times, say they are unhappy with their new guests, but they do not have the authority to stop them given the influence of Iraqi political parties linked to Iran. The
offices, which focus primarily on developing ties in Iraq, were established in June, according to Iraqi and Western officials, as well as a member of an Iraqi armed group, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive topics.”
The newspaper considered that the two new offices, one for Hamas, a Sunni group, and the other for the Houthis, a Shiite group, reflect the extent of the shift in politics in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Since the time of Saddam Hussein, although he was a Sunni Muslim, his regime has suppressed Sunni Islamist movements such as the Muslim Brotherhood, of which Hamas was an affiliate, seeing them as a potential threat to the Baath Party’s dominance. Many Iraqis have long feared such groups after the fall of Saddam Hussein, especially because of the rise of Sunni extremists, including the Islamic State.[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]In Iraq, and later ISIS.
As for the Shiite movements, they were severely repressed during the era of[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Who feared that these movements would conspire to overthrow him,[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Members of these groups are either forced to flee or are imprisoned and executed, indicating that the policy in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Today it is dominated by Shiite parties with close ties to Iran. This shift has allowed foreign groups with ties to Iran to expand their influence, strengthening what is known as Iran’s Axis of Resistance, its armed network across the Middle East dedicated to countering American and Israeli influence in the region.
Thomas Juneau, a professor of international relations at the University of Ottawa, said he and other academics have noticed a trend by Iran to encourage armed groups from different countries to work together. They point to efforts by Iraqi and Lebanese groups on behalf of the regime.[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]During the Syrian civil war.
He said there was “increasing institutionalization of relations between Iran’s partners in the axis of resistance,” adding that to this end, it had established[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Joint operations rooms and regular meetings between their leaders were held, efforts that have “intensified” since Hamas and its allies attacked Israel and the war began in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]One concern is that
the presence of many Iranian-backed groups in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The Israeli military could be forced to strike inside Iraq, further destabilizing the region.
Similarly, there are concerns that Iraqi militias are increasingly cooperating with Iranian-backed proxies and coordinating their attacks on Israel simultaneously. Iraqi groups, along with the Houthis, claimed to have launched joint attacks on Israel eight times in June and three times in July, according to a strike calendar maintained by the Washington Institute, a Washington-based think tank.
“Hamas opened an office in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The arenas, which are[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]A middle-class neighborhood of two-storey houses built in the 1970s and modern buildings, it winds through streets dotted with pizza parlors and furniture stores as well as new buildings, some still under construction. Vast swathes of the area are controlled by Kataib Hezbollah, the most prominent and secretive of Iraq’s pro-Iranian Shiite militias.
The Hamas representative in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]He is Mohammed al-Hafi, a member of Hamas’s office for Arab and Islamic relations. In a phone call in August in Baghdad, al-Hafi declined a request to speak to The New York Times, saying, “I do not have permission to speak to the media.”
Al-Hafi, who is protected by Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq, has met with a number of Iraqi groups and individuals, both Shiite organizations linked to the axis of resistance and Sunni groups that share Hamas’s Muslim Brotherhood philosophy.
Hussam al-Rubaie, a spokesman for the Services Party, an Iraqi Shiite political party affiliated with a militant group close to Iran, said he had met with Mr. al-Hafi on several occasions. He said the office provides a way for Iraqis to establish direct contact with Hamas.
“Al-Hafi is a political figure, not a military figure,” al-Rubaie said. “Having an office allows him to convey messages to Iraqi politicians directly, not through an intermediary.”
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The opening of the Hamas office is a boon for the Iraqi Islamic Party, a Sunni group that shares the Muslim Brotherhood’s philosophy but has had little public presence in recent years. The Muslim Brotherhood, an international Sunni organization, has been condemned by some Arab countries as a terrorist organization, but others have embraced it.
Rashid al-Azzawi, the head of the Iraqi Islamic Party, said the war in Gaza, which has been devastating for civilians, has brought sympathy from Iraqis of all faiths and made them more open to Hamas’s presence. The group is seen as fighting for a “humanitarian cause,” he said.
The Houthis have enjoyed a particularly warm reception among Shiites.
Since early July, the Houthi representative in Iraq, Abu Idris al-Sharafi, has met with prominent figures in Baghdad, including Qais Khazali, the leader of the Iran-linked Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia and founder of its influential political wing. The Houthi representative has also visited tribal leaders in rural areas of southern Iraq and posted a video on the Houthis’ channel in Arabic.[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]For a speech he gave there, wearing a ceremonial dagger and waving it vigorously as he urged them to wage jihad against Israel.
“The presence of a Houthi representative in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]It is welcomed by all political parties in Iraq, especially since they represent[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Yemenis and they also represent an important part of the axis of resistance.
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The American newspaper, The New York Times, shed light on the dimensions and consequences of opening offices for Hamas and the Houthis in Iraq, indicating that this "Sunni-Shiite" mixing, close to Iran and with one goal, reveals the extent of the development of things in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] as well as Iran's vision towards "unifying fronts."
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The report begins by saying: “There is no sign on the door of Hamas’s new political office in Baghdad, and its address is heavily guarded. The same applies to the new Houthi office, which is a short drive away.”
The newspaper added: "Iraqi government officials have quietly allowed the two Iranian-backed armed groups to establish a more permanent presence in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Earlier this summer, after years of visits by their representatives, the shift, which Iraqi officials publicly deny even as images of the groups circulate in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]On social media, at a time when Iran appears to be encouraging its proxies from different countries to share military skills and even coordinate on targets.
The newspaper considered that “the new offices reflect Iraq’s growing role in the covert war between Iran, Israel and the United States, after it was[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Plays a balancing role between[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]And Washington.”
She explained that “the balance has gradually shifted in Iran’s favor, as its neighbor has worked[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Steadily expanding its geopolitical influence through[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The scope of recruitment and funding of sympathetic forces inside Iraq, which is part of a larger effort by[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]To build a regional bloc of Shiite power extending to Lebanon with Hezbollah and to[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]With the Houthis."
She considered that "in recent years, Iran has pushed[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The Iraqi government has sought to legitimize the country’s Shiite factions, some of which are loyal to Tehran, as well as its affiliated Sunni, Christian and Yazidi armed groups, by making them part of the Iraqi security apparatus. The Shiite forces have also established successful political parties, a coalition of which won enough seats in the 2021 elections to choose the prime minister. “
Against the backdrop of growing Iranian influence, the Iraqi leadership acquiesced when the Houthis and Hamas wanted to open offices,” the Times reported. “Some Iraqi government officials, according to two of the people who spoke to The New York Times, say they are unhappy with their new guests, but they do not have the authority to stop them given the influence of Iraqi political parties linked to Iran. The
offices, which focus primarily on developing ties in Iraq, were established in June, according to Iraqi and Western officials, as well as a member of an Iraqi armed group, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive topics.”
The newspaper considered that the two new offices, one for Hamas, a Sunni group, and the other for the Houthis, a Shiite group, reflect the extent of the shift in politics in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Since the time of Saddam Hussein, although he was a Sunni Muslim, his regime has suppressed Sunni Islamist movements such as the Muslim Brotherhood, of which Hamas was an affiliate, seeing them as a potential threat to the Baath Party’s dominance. Many Iraqis have long feared such groups after the fall of Saddam Hussein, especially because of the rise of Sunni extremists, including the Islamic State.[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]In Iraq, and later ISIS.
As for the Shiite movements, they were severely repressed during the era of[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Who feared that these movements would conspire to overthrow him,[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Members of these groups are either forced to flee or are imprisoned and executed, indicating that the policy in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Today it is dominated by Shiite parties with close ties to Iran. This shift has allowed foreign groups with ties to Iran to expand their influence, strengthening what is known as Iran’s Axis of Resistance, its armed network across the Middle East dedicated to countering American and Israeli influence in the region.
Thomas Juneau, a professor of international relations at the University of Ottawa, said he and other academics have noticed a trend by Iran to encourage armed groups from different countries to work together. They point to efforts by Iraqi and Lebanese groups on behalf of the regime.[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]During the Syrian civil war.
He said there was “increasing institutionalization of relations between Iran’s partners in the axis of resistance,” adding that to this end, it had established[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Joint operations rooms and regular meetings between their leaders were held, efforts that have “intensified” since Hamas and its allies attacked Israel and the war began in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]One concern is that
the presence of many Iranian-backed groups in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The Israeli military could be forced to strike inside Iraq, further destabilizing the region.
Similarly, there are concerns that Iraqi militias are increasingly cooperating with Iranian-backed proxies and coordinating their attacks on Israel simultaneously. Iraqi groups, along with the Houthis, claimed to have launched joint attacks on Israel eight times in June and three times in July, according to a strike calendar maintained by the Washington Institute, a Washington-based think tank.
“Hamas opened an office in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The arenas, which are[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]A middle-class neighborhood of two-storey houses built in the 1970s and modern buildings, it winds through streets dotted with pizza parlors and furniture stores as well as new buildings, some still under construction. Vast swathes of the area are controlled by Kataib Hezbollah, the most prominent and secretive of Iraq’s pro-Iranian Shiite militias.
The Hamas representative in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]He is Mohammed al-Hafi, a member of Hamas’s office for Arab and Islamic relations. In a phone call in August in Baghdad, al-Hafi declined a request to speak to The New York Times, saying, “I do not have permission to speak to the media.”
Al-Hafi, who is protected by Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq, has met with a number of Iraqi groups and individuals, both Shiite organizations linked to the axis of resistance and Sunni groups that share Hamas’s Muslim Brotherhood philosophy.
Hussam al-Rubaie, a spokesman for the Services Party, an Iraqi Shiite political party affiliated with a militant group close to Iran, said he had met with Mr. al-Hafi on several occasions. He said the office provides a way for Iraqis to establish direct contact with Hamas.
“Al-Hafi is a political figure, not a military figure,” al-Rubaie said. “Having an office allows him to convey messages to Iraqi politicians directly, not through an intermediary.”
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The opening of the Hamas office is a boon for the Iraqi Islamic Party, a Sunni group that shares the Muslim Brotherhood’s philosophy but has had little public presence in recent years. The Muslim Brotherhood, an international Sunni organization, has been condemned by some Arab countries as a terrorist organization, but others have embraced it.
Rashid al-Azzawi, the head of the Iraqi Islamic Party, said the war in Gaza, which has been devastating for civilians, has brought sympathy from Iraqis of all faiths and made them more open to Hamas’s presence. The group is seen as fighting for a “humanitarian cause,” he said.
The Houthis have enjoyed a particularly warm reception among Shiites.
Since early July, the Houthi representative in Iraq, Abu Idris al-Sharafi, has met with prominent figures in Baghdad, including Qais Khazali, the leader of the Iran-linked Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia and founder of its influential political wing. The Houthi representative has also visited tribal leaders in rural areas of southern Iraq and posted a video on the Houthis’ channel in Arabic.[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]For a speech he gave there, wearing a ceremonial dagger and waving it vigorously as he urged them to wage jihad against Israel.
“The presence of a Houthi representative in[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]It is welcomed by all political parties in Iraq, especially since they represent[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Yemenis and they also represent an important part of the axis of resistance.
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