Iran’s Grip on Iraq Faces a Defining Test in Pivotal Election
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Iraq's parliamentary election on November 11 may determine whether Iran maintains its influence in the region, with Tehran's grip potentially weakening due to setbacks in Syria and Lebanon.
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Iraq's parliamentary election on November 11 arrives as Tehran's regional hand weakens and the outcome could determine whether it preserves a vital anchor in its sphere of influence, financing, and deterrence or slides into a costlier, fragmented game of managing proxies from afar. With setbacks in Syria and growing constraints on Hezbollah -- designated a terror organization by the United States -- in Lebanon, Iraq has become the indispensable arena for safeguarding Tehran's regional depth, economic access, and deterrence architecture. "The parliamentary…
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Original article published by OilPrice.com on November 5, 2025. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.