US-Israel tensions with Iran strain Iraq's delicate regional balancing act

Iraq's strategy of neutrality in the volatile Middle East is under intense pressure. For years, Baghdad has walked a fine line, maintaining ties with both Iran and the United States in a bid to avoid entanglement in regional rivalries. But rising hostilities between Washington, Tel Aviv, and Tehran are eroding this careful equilibrium, exposing Iraq to growing risks of political and economic instability. The escalating fallout from threats directed at Iran could shatter Iraq's fragile multi-alig