Iraq Offers to Mediate Between Iran and US, PM's Security Advisor Says

🇮🇶 BAGHDAD — Iraq's security chief volunteers as mediator; he's also Iran's man. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Al-Araji isn't a neutral broker — he's a former Badr Brigade commander with deep IRGC ties. Baghdad offering to bridge Tehran and Washington is Tehran offering to use Baghdad as a channel. For Washington, the value is deniability; for Iran, it's a back door while Hormuz stays closed. Pezeshkian needs a face-saving off-ramp; Al-Araji just handed him one.