🔻Iraq’s Prime Minister says the official end of the mission of the anti-ISIS coalition led by the United States in this country is a turning point in Iraq’s contemporary history, and now his country is entering a phase of consolidating national sovereignty, full readiness of its security forces, and developing balanced relations with other countries. This development is important not only for Iraq, but also for the United States. The U.S. military presence in Iraq is considered one of the main pillars of Washington’s influence in the Middle East, and the withdrawal of its forces from Iraq affects the balance of power in the region.

Conversation with Mehrdad Farhmand, analyst of Middle East affairs