Iran has been accused of meddling in Iraqi political affairs for years and holding sway over a government that is perceived to care little about its citizens.
![Commemorations of the anniversary of Qassem Soleimani's death have been held across Iraq [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2022-01/GettyImages-1237603483.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=hppyavIE)
![The US strikes hit near the Qaim border crossing [Getty File Image]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2021-06/GettyImages-1172518970.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=iB5WRZ4X)
![Iraq's powerful PMF militia coalition has challenged the authority of the government [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2021-06/GettyImages-1178356416.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=3kOO2zWr)
![US troops in Mosul [ Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/D980EE25-76BF-41FD-87D7-224CFC7A3BE3.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=tZhy1MWg "US troops in Mosul [ Getty]")
![Kadhemi [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/307A4703-9ADF-49A0-9421-3E4026F4E136.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=xzJjKXL2 "Kadhemi [Getty]")
![Saad Hariri [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/DF3D0374-C01D-4404-9D10-E66C7A191BB9.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=azHgANKk "Saad Hariri [Getty]")
