Author: Tom Webster

Tom Webster

The possibility of continued attacks on Riyadh from Iran-backed proxies in Iraq would harden Saudi Arabia’s stance against Tehran and tests its relations with Washington. On January 23, Saudi missile…

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Tom Webster

The emergence of new splinter pro-Iran groups is part of a wider trend of fragmentation of the Popular Mobilization Units in Iraq.   The Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) were created…

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Tom Webster

A recent upsurge in bilateral diplomacy between Iraq and Saudi Arabia suddenly sees the Gulf Kingdom in the process of gaining considerable influence in Baghdad. A series of meetings, visits…

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