Does A Rush Of New Agreements Mean The West Is Regaining Its Influence In Iraq?

In the simple terms of power politics, the West won the Israel-Iran conflict centred this time around Gaza and the East lost, at least for now. In the process, the U.S. and its key allies proved to China and Russia that they can prevail while working on two conflicts at the same time -- the Russia-Ukraine War and the Israel-Hamas War. It looks highly likely that they could do the same in three if required, especially if the third was centered on Taiwan. Additionally, the unexpected and lightning-fast removal of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad…