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US military withdrawal from Iraq and the collapse of US-Israeli hegemonic project in West Asia
The US military withdrawal from Iraq weakens Israel’s regional project and highlights the limits of foreign military dependence, while strengthening Iraqi sovereignty, regional cooperation, self-reliance, and Palestinian resistance against occupation.
DEFENSE
Resistance's 'final blow' will end US presence in West Asia: Senior IRGC advisor
A senior advisor to the chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has stressed that Iran will defeat the United States.
INTERVIEWS
News Review: IRGC hails US withdrawal from Iraq as first step in Washington’s exit from West Asia
IRGC describes US withdrawal from Iraq as first step in Washington’s exit from West Asia.
POLITICS
US exit from Iraq heralds ‘beginning of expulsion’ from West Asia: IRGC
The IRGC says the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq heralds their expulsion from the West Asia region and the entire Muslim world.
IRAQ
Iraq’s long, dark night ends: 23 years of American lies, occupation, abuse end in humiliating ouster
The US withdrawal from Iraq ends a disastrous 23-year military occupation launched on false WMD claims, marked by immense civilian suffering and documented abuses, and leaves Iraqis confronting the war’s enduring consequences and rebuilding their sovereignty.
IN A NUTSHELL
From maximum arrogance to begging for an exit: Trump’s war calculation shattered
Trump entered confrontation with West Asia, boasting of quick victories and unconditional surrender, convinced that economic strangulation and imperialist aggression would bring Iran to its knees.
SAUDI ARABIA
Yemen downs Saudi drone as Riyadh begs West, UAE for urgent help
A senior member of the Ansarullah resistance movement says the Yemeni Armed Forces have shot down a Saudi reconnaissance drone over the northern province of Sa’ada.
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