Iran's Influence in Iraq

Abstract

Iran is actively assisting the major Shiite Muslim political factions in Iraq, most of which have longstanding ideological, political, and religious sectarian ties to Tehran. A key U.S. concern is that Iran is purportedly arming the militias fielded by those factions - militias that are committing sectarian violence and, to some extent, attacking U.S. forces. Since December 2006, the Administration has tried to reverse Iranian influence in Iraq while also engaging Iran diplomatically on Iraq.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 09, 2007
Accession Number
ADA471759

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Katzman

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Commerce
  • Explosives
  • Government Employees
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Iran Iraq War
  • Iraqi-War
  • Military Operations
  • Sectarian Violence
  • Security
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Violence
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Sociology

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies