BAGHDAD — United States military operations are slated to vacate Iraqi bases on Wednesday after nearly two decades of engagement that cost hundreds of thousands of civilian lives and thousands of service members’ lives. This transition cedes strategic influence to an increasingly dominant Iran, which now stands at the forefront of defining the region’s future trajectory.
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