All eyes are on Iraq’s elections amid rising tensions over Iran’s influence and U.S. pressure to curb it.

Join us this Thursday at 12:00 noon (Iraq time) as we unpack the results, the shifting alliances, and the fallout from October 7, the war on Hezbollah, and the regional strikes on Iran.

• Will Iraq remain Tehran’s last stronghold?
• What does the Sadrist boycott mean for turnout and the next government?
• And could the country face another political deadlock?

Participants in this session::

• Manar Alzubedy Iraqi journalist and Researcher 
• Bilal Aladaileh Center for Strategic Studies – University of Jordan 
• Ali Saray Iraqi affairs specialist – Asharq Al-awsat Newspaper 
• Saman Noha- Editor-in-Chief of Nirij, Iraq

The talk will be moderated by Nada Abdelsamad Qarib’s chief editorial advisor  

Speakers