Iraqi PM Heads to Washington for Oil Deals as Region Burns
π’οΈ BAGHDAD β Iraq signs oil deals with Washington while Iran fires through its sky. π LOOK CLOSER: Baghdad hosts US bases and tolerates Iranian missile overflight simultaneously β that balance is now under pressure. Energy contracts give Sudani political cover to tilt Washington without a public security declaration. Tehran will read Iraqi-American gas deals as Baghdad choosing a side. With Iraqi airspace used in every Iranian strike wave, that's not a trade visit β it's a positioning signal.
