- Iran launched massive coordinated strikes across the Gulf region, including Iraq, while the US responded by reinstating a naval blockade.
- Iranian attacks in Jordan and Iraq resulted in casualties.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims attacks on US bases and maintains military presence in Jordan and Iraq.
- Iranian-sponsored militia operates in Iraqi targets.
Akram al-Kaabi, commander of the HHN armed faction in Iraq, is backed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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What happened
Akram al-Kaabi, commander of the HHN armed faction in Iraq, is backed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Akram al-Kaabi
Iraqi politician
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Iraq
sovereign state in Western Asia
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
military organization to protect the political system of the Islamic Republic in Iran
Related events
- Ali Al Zaidi is finalizing his government in Iraq, amid Washington pressuring Baghdad regarding militia leaders.
- Ali Mohammadi is identified as a political deputy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a senior official body of the Iranian state. Akhlaqi has been nominated as the new defense minister.
- Leadership reshuffle occurs as the IRGC remains a military organization of the regime while facing pressure from the US administration via naval blockades.
- Al-Kaabi leads Iraqi militia and rejects diplomacy amid Saudi Arabia's accusations of attacking Iraq.