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From guns to votes? Iran's plan in Iraq and why it matters | Eye for Iran | EP 76

From guns to votes? Iran's plan in Iraq and why it matters | Eye for Iran | EP 76

Update: 2025-11-07
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Tehran is allegedly urging its Shia militias in Iraq to swap guns for ballots in a shift that could reshape Baghdad’s power balance and test Washington’s resolve.

“Iraq may become, in a very odd way, the Achilles heel of the Trump administration,” said historian Dr Shahram Kholdi on Eye for Iran.

Jay Solomon, author of the Iran Wars, said that while Tehran is “on its back foot,” it remains “committed to rebuilding its proxy network."

Alex Vatanka, Director of the Iran Program at the Middle East Institute, added that “the regime is trying to rebuild” rather than reform.

This week, host Negar Mojtahedi and her three guests also examine Iran’s nuclear standoff, Khamenei’s praise for the 1979 embassy takeover and the suspicious death of dissident Omid Sarlak.

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From guns to votes? Iran's plan in Iraq and why it matters | Eye for Iran | EP 76

From guns to votes? Iran's plan in Iraq and why it matters | Eye for Iran | EP 76

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