IRAQ: US WITHDRAWAL UNLIKELY TO PUSH BAGHDAD TOWARD IRAN

Approved for Release: 2025/07/23 C07102037 TOP SECRET/ Article Published online on 28 Novembe 2011 Iraq: US Withdrawal Unlikely To Push Baghdad Toward Iran OFFICE OF IRAQ ANALYSIS (b)(1) (b)(3) We assess Baghdad will not become an Iranian ally during the next few years because it disagrees with Tehran on core bilateral issues�such as borders and support for militants�and Iraqi elites and the public are suspicious of Iran's intentions in Iraq. Prime Minister al-Maliki has avoided concessions to I...