Soldiers display the victory sign during a military parade organized by the Iraqi army. (Credit: Zaid al-Obeidi/AFP)
While Iran's missile program has been raised by the United States beyond its nuclear file, there is currently silence regarding Tehran’s regional activities. In negotiations that began April 12 in Oman between Washington and Tehran, the latter has even shown openness to using its influence to ease regional tensions, according to sources cited by The New York Times — despite the Islamic Republic continuing to insist on the independence of its proxies to preserve its concept of "plausible deniability."Just days before the Muscat meeting, a Reuters report indicated that several significant pro-Iranian factions in Iraq were reportedly ready to disarm, having received the green light from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to take any action deemed necessary to avoid conflict with Israel or the United States. Since the Hamas...
While Iran's missile program has been raised by the United States beyond its nuclear file, there is currently silence regarding Tehran’s regional activities. In negotiations that began April 12 in Oman between Washington and Tehran, the latter has even shown openness to using its influence to ease regional tensions, according to sources cited by The New York Times — despite the Islamic Republic continuing to insist on the independence of its proxies to preserve its concept of "plausible deniability."Just days before the Muscat meeting, a Reuters report indicated that several significant pro-Iranian factions in Iraq were reportedly ready to disarm, having received the green light from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to take any action deemed necessary to avoid conflict with Israel or the United States. Since the...