Iranian influence in Iraq has limits, post-US pullout
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- Limits on Iranian influence
- Potential Sunni backlash
- Iraqi nationalism
- History and religion
- Washington's limited role
- Tehran's aspirations meet Iraqi realities
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_350.jpg "Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi and Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. (REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi)")