How much longer will Iraq serve as a fiery mailbox for messages between Washington and Tehran?

Baghdad's patience has apparently run out. The Ministerial Council for National Security has issued decisive orders to militarily and diplomatically respond to airstrikes targeting the PMF and national forces.

The reaction wasn't just kinetic; diplomatic backchannels saw the urgent summoning of the US Chargé d'Affaires and the Iranian Ambassador. Iraq's message is crystal clear: Defending our sovereignty is a legitimate right, and we won't stand idly by as our bases in Anbar, Babylon, and Erbil are bombed.