After the Iran war: A turning point for Iraq’s political order?

After the Iran war: A turning point for Iraq’s political order?

On 24 March 2026, Iraq’s Ministerial Council for National Security authorised the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) and other security agencies to act under the principle of self-defence and the right to respond, following US airstrikes in Anbar that killed and injured more than a dozen PMF and Iraqi army personnel. Two days later, Iraqi and US officials met at the newly established High Joint Coordination Committee and reaffirmed their security…