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What the Iran war means for Iraq
U.S., Iranian, and militia attacks in Iraq have disrupted the recent sense of calm and a newfound upswing in economic activity there from energy, commercial, and housing projects. In particular, the U.S. launching of the Iran war 鈥渉it close to home for a country that was invaded in 2003.鈥� That鈥檚 what one political analyst told Middle East reporter Taylor Luck for his story today about rising concerns that Iraq is being dragged into regional war. Meanwhile, every conflict has domestic consequences as well. Linda Feldmann reports from Washington on views about the war from President Donald Trump鈥檚 base.
