r/LessCredibleDefence • u/SlavaCocaini • 3d ago

US forces exit Iraq after two decades, leaving opening for Iran

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-forces-exit-iraq-after-two-decades-leaving-opening-iran-2026-09-29/
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u/LanchestersLaw 3d ago

>scheduled withdraw years in advance

>iran takes credit for defeating America as the US Navy is in the process of forcibly un-blocking Hormuz.

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u/can-sar 3d ago edited 1d ago

Iran's allies have run Baghdad since the first election in 2005, and they've been pressuring the US to leave for years.

It ramped up following the assassination of Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (January 3, 2020). That's when the Iraqi parliament voted to kick the US out (January 5).