Shia Iraq's strategic encirclement
The new regional geometry facing Baghdad, 2026
Shia Iraq
Fractured, no strategic
consensus, militia burden
Turkey
Military bases on Iraqi soil
North
Al-Sharaa's Syria
Sunni, Umayyad identity
Turkey-Gulf aligned
Gulf states
Soft power: diplomacy, finance, media
South
Iran
Under maximum
pressure, axis
collapsing
Weakening
Turkey-Qatar
Islamist armed forces
Saudi-Egypt-Jordan
Strategic, global ties
UAE
Israel ties, soft power
Kurdistan Region
Potential realignment?