Washington: Al-Kazemi Gives A Ray Of Hope For Sovereignty And The Removal Of Foreign Influence In Iraq
The (Independent) … The Washington Institute said in its latest report today, Tuesday, that Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi gives a ray of hope for the future of the country’s sovereignty, and that his program gives priority to removing foreign influence.
Mayan Carlin, a political security analyst at the Washington Institute, said in the report that (The Independent) followed, the situation was worse, as Iran’s policy and its interference in Iraq’s affairs caused angry demonstrations to erupt in various parts of the country in late 2019, and pro-Iranian factions responded to these. The protests were violent, resulting in the killing of more than 800 protesters and the injury of many more, according to the report of the Washington Institute analyst.
“The killings, orchestrated by Tehran and its proxies, have led to an increase in anti-Iranian sentiment in the country,” Karlin noted.
She added, “The new Iraqi prime minister, Mustafa Al-Kazimi, gives a ray of hope for the future of the country’s sovereignty, and that his program gives priority to removing foreign influence, including unwanted Iranian interference from the Baghdad government,” adding that “Tehran is resisting these efforts and continues to use its local proxies to implement its goals.” “.
She indicated that the “Hezbollah Brigades”, backed by Iran, prevented Iraq from obtaining the financial support it needed to get out of its economic crisis.
And Carlin continued, if “the prime minister fails to stop the hand of these militias, the United States cannot consider Baghdad a true ally, and it is likely to cut off all funding from the country’s ministries of defense and interior,” asserting that “if the United States cuts off financial support, it may be the economy of Iraq. The weak is already a mess. ”
Carlin emphasized that the Lebanese and Iraqi people are paying the price for Iran’s unwanted influence, and that it is necessary for Beirut and Baghdad to distance itself from the Iranian regime. (End)