Iran losing control of its proxies in Iraq?

 Jazz Shaw:

A lot of attention is currently being focused on Afghanistan for obvious reasons, but there’s still plenty of trouble to go around in Iraq. The terrorist group known as the Iran expeditionary Quds Force is still deploying militia units in Iraq for the purpose of attacking American and allied forces in both Iraq and Syria. That’s nothing new, and we frequently launch strikes against them to minimize the risks they pose. But now there are reports that discipline among the militias isn’t what it used to be. Their leaders in Tehran recently ordered the militias to “maintain calm” and stand down until they see how the nuclear deal talks with the United States pan out. In response, the Quds Force launched three missile attacks on us in just the past week, showing that they don’t plan on taking orders from their masters. (Associated Press)

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I am not sure I believe they have been told to stand down.  The leaders of Iran are notorious liars.  They even think it is a religious obligation.  They correctly see Biden as a weak leader they can push around and they will continue to do so.  Why Biden wants to renew the awful nuclear deal with them in the first place is a total mystery.  It was an awful deal, to begin with, that will ensure a war in the Middle East.

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