The last US troops leave Iraq, where Iran's influence is growing
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the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 12% of the subjects analysed
QatarDoha is gauging the US withdrawal from Iraq in terms of the regional balance: Gulf Times sees it as a strategic opening offered to Iran, Al Jazeera doubts a disarmament of the militias that would be only superficial.
What each one tells
same framing
AustraliaCanberra is eyeing the US withdrawal from Iraq through the lens of security risks: a vacuum that would benefit Iran, its armed allies, and a possible resurgence of the Islamic State.
- Qatar
Regional
the narrative puts the benefits for Iran and its allies in the foreground rather than Baghdad's perspective.
Attribution of intention
the editorial attributes to the Iraqi government the intention to respond to Washington's demands.
What the account puts first
AustraliaIranian
the narrative puts the victory proclaimed by Tehran and its allies front and center.
- Qatar
this perspective does not carry this information
What it leans on
Australia onlyAustraliaReliance on Iraqi experts
the strategic analysis is based on a local source and dispatches, without an Australian voice.
and the figures
4,500
US soldiers killed in Iraq
US soldiers killed
same figurearound 4,500