[AUDIO] Iraq’s impossible predicament: why the country is trapped between Iran and the US

Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

The Guardian  /  August 17, 2026

With the outbreak of this year’s war, Iraq’s balancing act between the two antagonists has collapsed, exposing a perilously fragile state.

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