How Iraq’s PMF is getting increasingly involved in the Iran war While the PMF leadership denies responsibility for attacks on US bases, several Iran-aligned factions within the PMF have claimed the strikes, prompting retaliatory strikes by the US, and putting the Iraqi government in a difficult position as it tries to balance relations with both Washington and Tehran.
How Iraq’s PMF is getting increasingly involved in the Iran war While the PMF leadership denies responsibility for attacks on US bases, several Iran-aligned factions within the PMF have claimed the strikes, prompting retaliatory strikes by the US, and putting the Iraqi government in a difficult position as it tries to balance relations with both Washington and Tehran.