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An Iraqi man and children hold Iranian flags as people march during celebrations to mark the ceasefire between Israel and Iran in the southern city of Basra on June 24, 2025. HUSSEIN FALEH / AFP

Iraq's US-Iran balancing act faces crunch time

Baghdad wants good relations with Washington, but its ties with Tehran run deep. Under increased pressure, it may have to pick a side once and for all.

Ayad Al-Anbar 07 August 2025
Sara Padovan

Changing Baghdad’s locks: US pressure key to breaking Iran’s grip

Is Iraq finally stepping out from under Iran's shadow? Al Majalla covers the story from different angles and perspectives.

Al Majalla - London 04 August 2025
Nesma Moharam

Why escaping Iran's grip is harder for Iraq

A pressure campaign by Washington to curb Tehran's influence over Baghdad seems to be yielding results, but any moves to disarm Iran-allied militias could stoke serious violence

Robert Ford 04 August 2025
Sara Padovan

Iran's weakened hand in Iraq shows US pressure is working

Washington's long-term strategy to unshackle Iraq from Iranian influence is yielding results. Having pulled a potent mix of financial and military levers, the militias have been eerily quiet of late.

Al Majalla - London 04 August 2025
An Iraqi fisherman casts his net in the Euphrates River, which passes through the city of Nasiriyah the capital of the Iraqi Dhi Qar Governorate on January 2, 2024. Asaad Niazi / AFP

Nasiriyah and Iraq’s rural-urban divide

It is no easy task to write about a wound that has yet to heal. In Nasiriyah and the Reed Hut, published by Al-Masar Publishing House, Ahmed Abdul Sattar reopens this wound

Marwan Yassin Al Dulaimi 30 July 2025
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Al Majalla / Nour Ayoub

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi on why he returned to Iraq

Intelligence chief and then prime minister, he left Iraq after threats and an assassination attempt from Iranian-backed militias. Now that he is back, he tells Al Majalla what he has planned.

Ibrahim Hamidi 09 April 2025
A PMF member holds a picture of Iran's late and current supreme leaders Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R) and Ali Khamenei to mark annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations in Baghdad on April 5, 2024. MURTAJA LATEEF / AFP

Iraq moves to give PMF greater role in state security

The US wants this huge Iran-aligned group to disband, but with 240,000 personnel, an arsenal of weapons, and a $3.4bn annual budget, the PMF is closer to becoming an integral part of the Iraqi state

Ayad Al-Anbar 03 April 2025
A broken statue of Hafez al-Assad lies outside the Ba'ath Party offices in Damascus. AFP

The Ba’ath fall in Syria and Iraq: Similarities and differences

The Ba'ath movement was a big part of the Arab world for almost 80 years. Its demise in Iraq after 35 years in power—and in Syria just recently—comes with important lessons.

Wahid Abdel Maguid 13 January 2025
Eduardo Ramon

Will Trump withdraw US troops from Iraq and Syria?

While Trump's rhetoric doesn't always match his actions, there are more signs than not that the US will draw down its forces in the region, leaving room for other actors to step in

Caroline Rose 11 January 2025
A member of Iraq's PMF stands in front of a banner depicting slain Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (L) and IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani, on Jan 2, 2023, at a ceremony marking the anniversary of their assassination. AFP

While Israel now wants to go after Iraqi militias, Trump may not

Trump is unlikely to join an Israeli foray into Iraq, but he may decide to withhold the $250mn annual military assistance to Baghdad as a way to pressure the government to rein in its militias

David Schenker 23 December 2024
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Activists protest near the US Capitol on July 24, 2024, in Washington, DC. Activists staged multiple demonstrations near the Capitol to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington and Israel's war on Gaza. Alex Wong/ AFP
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Americans are tiring of Israel. Will US policy follow?

01 September 2025

While the US public has long been supportive of Israel, its genocide in Gaza appears to have had a big effect, with most young Americans now outright hostile towards it

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy
Opinion

'The Voice of Hind Rajab' shows cries for justice are only getting louder

07 September 2025

A 24-minute standing ovation at the film premiere was more than a symbolic gesture of justice for Israel's murder of little Hind, but a heartfelt cry of real anguish over the ongoing genocide in Gaza

Samer Abou Hawwach
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Politics

The Lebanese army can confront Hezbollah. Here's how.

02 September 2025

Lebanon's president and prime minister have a big decision to make: whether, and how, to use the army to disarm Hezbollah. Today's army can be trusted, but its task must be well thought through.

Bilal Saab
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

How Saudi Arabia is redefining the global mining map

06 September 2025

The Future Minerals Forum has become one of the world's most influential gatherings in the minerals sector, uniting stakeholders around the shared goal of building sustainable mineral supply chains

Faisal Faeq
Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Al Majalla’s Film Watch

03 September 2025

Every month, Al Majalla offers its take on the screen's newest releases, with the occasional dip into the archives to review an older classic.

Areej Jamal

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