Iraq’s Delicate Balancing Act With Iran and the U.S.

Baghdad

With the Gaza battle threatening to spiral right into a wider Center East battle, Secretary of State Antony Blinken earlier this month paid an unannounced go to to Baghdad, the place he met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani. Mr. Sudani faces the fragile job of balancing his nation’s ties between America and Iran and stopping Iran-aligned militias from attacking U.S. army and diplomatic personnel in Iraq.