{"id":384481,"date":"2026-10-03T16:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-iraq-cant-escape-the-us-and-iran-mapped-out\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T16:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T15:00:34","slug":"why-iraq-cant-escape-the-us-and-iran-mapped-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-iraq-cant-escape-the-us-and-iran-mapped-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Iraq can&#8217;t escape the US and Iran | Mapped Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Mu9VYSCbmiw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Iraq can't escape the US and Iran | Mapped Out\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mu9VYSCbmiw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>For over a century, foreign powers have meddled in Iraqi affairs. The British even installed a king that had never set foot in the country before.<br \/>\nIn 2003, the US invaded Iraq and toppled its dictator Saddam Hussein. The last US troops only recently left Iraq, and the Iranian regime is ready to fill the void with Iranian-backed militias undermining the Iraqi state.<br \/>\nAnd, in the current US-Israeli war with Iran, Iraq has once again become a battleground, caught between the US and Iran, and under attack from all sides.<br \/>\nHow did Iraq end up here? And will it ever be able to decide its own fate?<\/p>\n<p>#mappedout #dwgeopolitics<\/p>\n<p>00:00 How Iraq is trying to control its own fate<br \/>\n00:42 The young people who fought corruption<br \/>\n02:58 Why the US toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein<br \/>\n03:36 Britain&#8217;s role in creating modern day Iraq<br \/>\n05:27 How the US invaded Iraq<br \/>\n08:47 Iran&#8217;s continued undermining of Iraqi sovereignty<br \/>\n10:47 How the 2003 invasion strengthened Iran<br \/>\n13:27 Is there a way out for Iraq?<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For over a century, foreign powers have meddled in Iraqi affairs. 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