Top military officials from Iran, Iraq and Syria met to discuss working more closely together as they aligned their policies in what may be bad news for the U.S.
Iran has boosted ties with allies Iraq and Syria, bringing the two war-struck Arab neighbors together at a time when the U.S. is struggling to assert its foreign policy vision in the region.
On Sunday, The Wall Street Journal cited U.S. officials as saying that the Pentagon was planning to leave up to 1,000 troops behind following an anticipated withdrawal from Syria—significantly more than the roughly 200-strong"peacekeeping force" cited by the White House last month. The three nations have had complex relations throughout the modern era, but their recent warming of ties was evidenced by their participation in Monday's summit. The trio's history, along with much of the Middle East, was deeply affected by Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution that overthrew a West-backed absolute monarchy and brought to power a Shiite Muslim clerical leadership. This resulted in a severing of ties with the U.S. and Iraq, but created a newfound alliance with Syria.
In 2014, the U.S. launched campaigns to defeat ISIS in both Iraq and Syria, the latter of which rejected Washington's intervention due to its support for regime change against Assad's government. The following year, Syria successfully petitioned Russia for military assistance in defeating the jihadi group and other insurgents seeking to overthrow the government.
Iraqi protesters hold Syrian and Iraqi flags during a demonstration in Baghdad on April 15, 2018, opposing joint Western air strikes against the Syrian government. Iraq has maintained relations with both the U.S.-led coalition and the axis of Iran, Syria and Russia in battling ISIS. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images
Iran, for its part, received Assad last month and sent President Hassan Rouhani to meet Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi in two historic developments accompanied by the signing of new trade agreements with both countries.
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