# America is leaving Iraq, but Iran isn't: Withdrawal a massive strategic and tactical mistake

https://mins.news/en/item/83332

- France 24, 2026-10-02 10:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261002-america-is-leaving-iraq-but-iran-isn-t-withdrawal-a-massive-strategic-and-tactical-mistake-1

> Investigative journalist and honorary research fellow Bamo Nouri says the end of the US military presence in Iraq will profoundly shift the country’s balance of power. Iran’s influence is embedded in Iraqi political parties, armed groups, economic networks and the financial system, so removing the American counterweight could give Iran-backed groups more room to operate and leave Iraq’s Kurdish region facing strategic uncertainty.

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