The Corner

re: Iranian influence in Iraq

The last two lines of this AP story are instructive:

Underscoring security concerns, Abdul Aziz Al Hakim spoke from behind a screen of bulletproof glass surrounded by bodyguards, who spoke Farsi, the language of neighbouring Iran.

Michael Rubin is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, senior lecturer at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Civil-Military Relations, and a senior editor of the Middle East Quarterly.
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