Is Iran Losing it’s Mojo?
Iraq the Model wonders if Iran’s honeymoon in Iraq over:
But a number of interesting developments in Iraq in the last few weeks may mark the beginning of failure for Iran’s plan. The developments listed here were collected from both large and small stories in local Iraq newspapers. Perhaps none of them are significant alone, but putting the pieces together allows one to sense that a sea change is underway in this country and the tide is moving against Iran.
An interesting read, especially when he theorizes that militias loyal to Iran will soon escalate their activities, especially outside Baghdad, as Iran tries to recover the dream of a satellite Islamic state in Iraq.
Hat Tip to non-blogging Advised by Wolves.
Iran apparently made the mistake of thinking they’d be greeted as liberators and thus failed to plan a long term strategy for their occupation.