Why Washington's efforts to weaken Iran's influence in Iraq may be doomed to fail

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BEHIND THE LINES: The United States seems to be looking for short-term quiet in return for a tacit acknowledgment of Iran’s ascendant position in Iraq.

US Middle East envoy Tom Barrack met with Faiq Zaidan, president of Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council, in London this week. The meeting came five days after the two men met in Baghdad.This was the third meeting between Barrack and Zaidan in the last month, with the first taking place in Baghdad on October 12.In a post on X following the Tuesday meeting, Barrack wrote that “strong, independent judicial institutions and deeper cooperation between our legal systems are essential to building confidence, advancing the rule of law, and securing a more prosperous future.”Concern for progress on the judicial front notwithstanding, three meetings in the course of a month between the US special envoy…

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