Retaliation could include blocking the straits of Hormuz, attacks on the energy infrastructure of the Arab Gulf or attacks on U.S. Military and diplomatic targets in the region, either directly. Iraq’s pro-Iranian militias face an uncertain future after the December fall of the Bashar al Assad regime in Syria and amid pressure from Iraqi authorities for armed groups to be disbanded or incorporated further into Iraq’s security apparatus under state control. Retaliate hard and soon Many will be baying for blood. Iran has been humiliated, first by Israel, now by what it has often in the past called 'the Great Satan', its term for the US. What happens next in this rapidly expanding war largely depends on what exactly Iran means by that. That’s not easy to predict, because the next stage of the conflict now hinges on an Iran. A recent report at The New Arab indicates the militias have halted their attacks on Israel , and they may pull back from the Iraqi border with Syria . This new stance is an important shift and provides an opening in the region to confront some key threats present in Iraq and Syria. Iran-backed Hezbollah has launched waves of rockets from Lebanon and Israel has hit back . The war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas — which has taken tens of thousands of lives and unleashed a humanitarian catastrophe — continues unchecked. The entire region is now braced for more violence. What happens next after US strikes is largely in Iran 's control - but there are no good choices While the new day brings a comfort in US military support there will also be deep trepidation that. It is the Iranian-controlled Iraqi militias (Popular Mobilization Forces, PMF or PMU) that may be the most difficult Iranian proxy to degrade. Supporters of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces. Israel, which has cultivated a loose alliance with Pahlavi’s monarchist movement, has signalled that their campaign against Iran will continue in a different form. “We are transitioning to a new.
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