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Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=18549
The Defeat of Islamic State in Mosul Advances the Iranian Takeover of Iraq
(Israel Hayom) Zalman Shoval - The pending defeat of Islamic State in Mosul is just another phase in the Iranian strategy to take over Iraq. The Shiite forces that took part in the fighting in Mosul will be able to move forward with their primary mission: turning all of Iraq into an Iranian satellite, as part of Iran's effort to spread its hegemony from Baghdad through Damascus to Beirut. The writer is a former Israeli ambassador to the U.S.