What’s Really Happening In Iraq During the Iran War? | AB Explained

Twenty-three years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, there appears to be surprisingly little mainstream media coverage of how Iraq actually turned out. And that question is more relevant than ever in light of the ongoing Iran war, with no immediate end in sight. Because while everyone is focused on the Strait of Hormuz, something is brewing inside Iraq that could pull the country directly into the Iran war and potentially shift the battleground into Iraq. On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, ASIAN BOSS explores the aftermath of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, what the country has become since then, and how Iran managed to infiltrate Iraq from within.
We want to hear directly from people with real, lived experience across Asia as a way to discover interesting insights and fact-check our future episodes. For our next South Iraq-related episode, we want to hear from Iraqis on the ground about what’s really happening in Iraq during the Iran war — whether it’s the impact of the conflict on everyday life, Iran-backed militias, Iraq’s relationship with the U.S. and Iran, business, security, or anything else you think the world should know. Fill out the form with your video intro about what we should cover next in Iraq, and you may hear directly from Stephen!

00:00 - Intro
04:22 - Chapter 1: The Power Vacuum
21:09 - Chapter 2: The Power Brokers
35:22 - Chapter 3: The Breaking Point