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After US exit, Iran gains space in Iraq and a harder balancing act
By A correspondent in Tehran · Oct 2, 2026, 2:37 PM CDT
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For Iran, the easier part may have been getting Washington out, but it may now have to struggle turning the absence into durable influence and reviving its allied militias without provoking instability.
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