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Monday, January 18, 2021 20:33 GMT
Iraq announced two deals with countries that Iran hopes can be gradually moved further into its sphere of influence. One of the two, Lebanon, is already seen by Tehran as a key player in the Shia crescent of power that it has been meticulously developing for years - as a counterpoint to the U.S.’s own sphere of influence centered on Saudi Arabia - that stretches from Syria and Lebanon through Iraq and Iran and then south into Yemen. According to comments last week from Iraq’s new Oil Minister,...More