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

https://mins.news/en/video/83266

- France 24 English, 2026-10-02 10:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSMvcntWJzA

> Investigative journalist and City St George’s University of London honorary research fellow Bamo Nouri says the end of the US military presence in Iraq will profoundly shift the country’s balance of power. He argues the key issue is not simply whether Iraq has formally regained sovereignty, but whether it has the political cohesion, security capacity and economic independence to sustain it.

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