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Iraq PM Zaidi Arrests Span Both Pro-Iran and Pro-US Factions, Reports Say

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Iraq PM Zaidi Arrests Span Both Pro-Iran and Pro-US Factions, Reports Say

πŸ›οΈ BAGHDAD β€” Zaidi's purge isn't targeting Iran's people β€” it's targeting everyone's. πŸ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: Arrests hitting both pro-Iranian figures and Sudani allies signal consolidation, not factional choice. Zaidi isn't picking Washington over Tehran β€” he's clearing the field. IRGC networks get disrupted, but so do structures CENTCOM depends on. With Gulf bases already under fire, Baghdad's loyalty calculus is now the variable Washington can't read.

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