Speaking with Foreign Policy, MEI senior research fellow Fanar Haddad says that the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani has shifted political attention towards forcing the US out of Iraq, which is good news for Iran, which had previously been the subject of many protests by Iraqis fearing Iranian encroachment of Iraqi sovereignty. Read the full article here.

Image caption: Top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Photo: akkasemosalman, shared on Wikimedia Commons.