Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq

Abstract

With a conventional military and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threat from Saddam Hussein's regime removed, Iran seeks to ensure that Iraq can never again become a threat to Iran, either with or without U.S. forces present in Iraq. By supporting armed Shiite factions, Iran s influence in Iraq has at times hindered U.S. efforts to stabilize Iraq, and has heightened the U.S. threat perception of Iran generally. However, Iran faces difficult choices in Iraq now that its protege Shiite factions, formerly united, are competing and often fighting each other.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 21, 2008
Accession Number
ADA489279

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Katzman

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Explosively Formed Penetrators
  • Governments
  • Iran Iraq War
  • Iraqi-War
  • Military Operations
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • United States
  • War
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Economics
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security