Professor of International Politics, Tufts University
Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and author of The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future
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Vali Nasr
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FROM Vali Nasr
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US Blames Iran for Escalating Violence in Iraq Iran has suspended talks with the US on Iraqi security, denouncing US attacks on Shiite militias in Baghdad. The US accuses Iran of supplying the militias with weapons. Charges and counter-charges fly amid increasing violence in a complex political labyrinth. Does support for the Maliki government mean taking sides in a Shiite civil war? Is the US fighting a proxy war with Iran? We update conditions on the ground and the prospects for stability in Iraq before both US and Iraqi elections.
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