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How 9/11 Helped Create Regional Clout for Iran

Published by New York Times World By Neil MacFarquhar · 16 September 2026 at 12:00
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How 9/11 Helped Create Regional Clout for Iran
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The American invasion of Iraq in 2003 paved the way for Tehran to dominate its neighbor and whetted its appetite to expand its influence across the greater Middle East.

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