Iraq

KJ analysis on Iraq

• The Baghdad Vacuum: The End of the American Era in Iraq

  As the final US combat units depart, Iraq transitions from a contested buffer state to the vital organ of an Iranian-led regional order, finalising a land corridor from Tehran to the Mediterranean Sea.

• The Iraqi Re-Alignment: Sovereignty vs Security in a Bipolar Baghdad

  Baghdad faces a terminal dilemma as the dual-track presence of Iranian influence and American financial-military support becomes unsustainable. The era of playing both sides has reached its structural limit.

• The Levant Artery: Decoupling Iraq from the Iranian Energy Orbit

  A revived Iraq-Syria pipeline is moving beyond rhetoric into reality. By bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, Baghdad is not just seeking profit; it is engineering a structural divorce from Tehran’s regional energy hegemony.

• The Dual Sovereignty: Iraq’s Survival as a Buffer State

  Baghdad is no longer a prize to be won, but a neutralised zone where American dollars and Iranian influence must coexist. As Washington tightens financial taps, the Iraqi state faces a reckoning over its structural dependencies.

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