The security landscape of the Middle East is in a state of flux. The footprints of the lone superpower, the United States, are shrinking, and new characters are about to fill the vacuum. The scheduled withdrawal of American forces from Iraq could be a game-changer, and the prime beneficiary, of course, will be Iran, which has established its military superiority over its Arab neighbours as a result of its ongoing war with the US and Israel. Though the retreat of the Blue Stripes was ordained under the........

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