The U.S. and its allies have long been looking to re-establish their presence in Iraq’s key political and economic institutions. Having arguably peaked when they removed Saddam Hussein from office in April 2003, it dwindled down the longer their military stayed on the ground. During that period, Iran was able to firmly re-establish its longstanding influence over its neighbour through a spider’s web of political, economic, and military proxies, as fully analysed in my latest book on the new global oil market order. After then-President…
