Iraq’s Anti-Corruption Purge and Iran-Backed Militias Reshape US–China Competition for Oil

Commentary Iraq has become a key battleground in two conflicts that are increasingly overlapping: Baghdad’s anti-corruption campaign in the oil sector and the U.S.–Iran war. Together, they are reshaping the U.S.–China competition for global energy. For more than a decade, Iran-backed militias embedded in Iraq’s state institutions used Oil Ministry corruption as a financial conduit, […]