VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-19
“inadvertently created the political space in Iraq through which the IRGC built much of its post-2003 regional network”
Andreas Krieg · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Krieg discussed how the US invasion of Iraq inadvertently benefited Iran's IRGC.
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