{"id":383541,"date":"2026-09-30T19:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/with-the-us-still-at-war-with-iran-why-is-trump-pulling-troops-out-of-iraq\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:00:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:00:35","slug":"with-the-us-still-at-war-with-iran-why-is-trump-pulling-troops-out-of-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/with-the-us-still-at-war-with-iran-why-is-trump-pulling-troops-out-of-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"With the US still at war with Iran, why is Trump pulling troops out of Iraq?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/hnDmrAT2CCI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"With the US still at war with Iran, why is Trump pulling troops out of Iraq?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hnDmrAT2CCI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>With the US still at war with Iran, why is Trump pulling troops out of Iraq? On This Is Why, Sky&#8217;s Niall Paterson and Robert Clark discuss what this means for the future of the country and the wider region.<\/p>\n<p>According to Iraqi security experts, the withdrawal could give Tehran and its proxies free rein, while also risking a comeback from the Islamic State terror group.<\/p>\n<p>#SkyNews #MiddleEast #WorldNews<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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