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🔺“The Americans protect the Saudi monarch in exchange for oil.” Ali Mourad says the historic bargain of US protection for Saudi oil has turned into protection for huge investments, revealing how vulnerable the Saudi rulers feel without American security. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms

🔺 Power, war and illusion Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince arrived last week in Washington with trillion-dollar promises and a manufactured aura of strength, only to play supporting actor in Trump’s desperate quest for a foreign-policy win. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms

🔺 Mohamad Hasan Sweidan says that Iraq, Iran, and Lebanon hold considerable geopolitical weight in reshaping their roles in the new regional order. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms

🔺 Mohamad Hasan Sweidan states that Iraq’s stance against normalization reflects a collective decision and that it plays a strategic role in reshaping the geopolitical order in the region. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms

🔺 'Iraq elections boost parliamentary opposition to US presence' Dr. Mohamad Hasan Sweidan notes that a significant portion of Iraq’s parliament now represents voters opposed to the US presence, meaning Hashd al-Shaabi’s agenda to remove US forces will continue shaping Baghdad’s policies. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms

🔺Dr. Mohamad Hasan Sweidan says Iraq faces two narratives: US security framing versus the people’s sovereign choice, and that Washington dismisses elections whenever results oppose its interests. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms

🔺Dr. Mohamad Hasan Sweidan says the US views Iraqi elections only through its own security lens, ignoring Iraq’s history, the role of al-Hashd in defeating ISIS, and the people’s rejection of the US-Israeli axis. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms

🔺 Iraq’s elections strengthened pro-Popular Mobilization Forces blocs, shifting power toward groups that could complicate US influence, cooperation, and regional normalization efforts with Israel. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms

🔺“The PMF is a product of Iraq's internal dynamics.” Hamza Khansa explains how the Popular Mobilization Forces reflect Iraqi priorities and sovereignty, contrasting with foreign-backed reform groups that failed to gain public support. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms

🔺 Hamza Khansa elaborates on how the election boycott is now being reassessed in Iraq. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms

🔺“It is now a firmly established political and legal force within Iraq.” Hamza Khansa highlights how the Popular Mobilization Forces have strengthened their presence in parliament and public life, reinforcing Iraq’s sectarian power-sharing system. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms

🔺“There is a Western misunderstanding of the mental, popular, factional and political composition of Iraqi society” Hamza Khansa says the Iraqi elections reveal deep Western misunderstandings about Iraqi society. Watch in full #Mideastream @PresstvPrograms