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Iraqi spymasters eye up prime minister job ahead of elections

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, September 2025.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, September 2025. © Ismael Adnan/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom/MaxPPP

The two-stage election of Iraq's next prime minister is rousing ambitions among several intelligence and security veterans. Neighbouring powers with key stakes in their relations with Baghdad are watching closely.

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