Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Iraq comes at a time when the US president has expressed his willingness to use the war-affected country to watch over Tehran
Although the US occupied Iraq with a heavy military presence for about six years and then played a key role in drafting the country's new constitution and government, it was Tehran that eventually became the ultimate kingmaker in Baghdad.
With Hussein gone, the US decreasing its military footprint by 2009 and then the sudden emergence of Daesh in large territories of Iraq, Tehran threw its weight behind Baghdad, providing it a crucial military support when Daesh was in its heyday between 2014 and 2016. "Both countries have been fighting against terrorism in the past few years and we are very happy that we have stood beside the Iraqi nation and army in hard days.
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