The Shia Muslim-dominated government of Iraq is close to Iran, and Iran's influence on Iraq cannot be underestimated. Follow latest: US bombers strike three Iranian nuclear sites Shia militia ...

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On the surface, Iraq’s caution about showing its support to Iran is linked to its Shia leadership treading carefully amid the escalating Iran-Israel confrontation and fears of a backlash.

Although he was not named in the Shafaq report, it appears Walai was referring to US Ambassador Steven H. Fagin, who assumed his duties as Chargé d'Affaires at the US Embassy in Baghdad in May 2025.

Shia militia groups in Iraq, while nominally answering to Baghdad, take much of their guidance from Tehran, so their positions must be taken into consideration by the Iraqi government.