Iraq
Dollar flows to Iran will continue despite US policies
The US ban on Iraqi banks dealing in the dollar has not impacted the value of the Iranian rial
IranTurkey will bargain hard on Iraqi Kurdish oil return
President Erdogan is due to visit Baghdad for the first time in years, as Erbil’s economic crisis mounts
IraqIraq will put Iran-linked interests above Western ties
The dispute over Quran-burning between Iraq and Sweden has resurged
IraqMiddle East free speech faces more challenges
Activists have condemned new draft laws in Baghdad and Amman, as well as a prison sentence for a Beirut journalist
Middle EastSadrist passivity may boost Iraq’s pro-Iranian parties
Unpredictable Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr has sought to restrain rocket and other attacks on Shia rivals
IraqIran will likely attack exiled Kurdish groups in Iraq
The presence of Iranian Kurdish parties has strained Tehran's relations with Baghdad and Erbil
IranIraq’s energy sector plans face political hurdles
As a new USD27bn energy project is signed, Baghdad scrambles to replace constrained Iranian supplies
IraqMore multipolarity will boost Mideast regional powers
As links with Moscow and Beijing expand, foreign policies are less defined by US alignment or opposition
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