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CNN. Broadcasting Between Iraq And A Hard Place ! Tehran's pressure is pushing Baghdad into an asymmetric confrontation with Washington - Two Minutes Ago The insistence of the resigned Iraqi government to remove American forces from Iraq seems closer to suicidal behavior in light of the unprecedented weakness experienced by the Iraqi state and the lack of strength cards that qualify it to engage in a confrontation with the United States led by an administration that has demonstrated its reluctance to use the sanctions weapon Economic, which will be very "lethal" in the event used against Iraq, which is already exhausted economically and financially. BAGHDAD - The Iraqi government, driven by tremendous pressure from Iran and its allies in Iraq from Shiite parties and militias, shows a "determination" to implement the parliament’s decision to remove foreign forces, specifically American forces, from the country, raising questions about the true possibilities of the government of resigned Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi to force those Forces to leave in light of the explicit US refusal to do so. Abdul Mahdi’s office confirmed that the government will not back down from the parliament’s decision to remove foreign forces from Iraqi territory, while the US Secretary of State says that what Iraqi officials show on the issue of removing American forces from Iraq is different from what they conserve, stressing that dozens of these officials have expressed to him their desire to Those forces remain in the country. With the United States possessing many pressure cards, political, economic and security, and in light of the extreme fragility of the conditions of the Iraqi state, observers question the seriousness of the Iraqi authorities in proceeding with the implementation of the resolution. As for the United States, maintaining a military presence on Iraqi soil represents a need that goes beyond merely participating in fighting terrorism and preventing the return of ISIS after its military defeat in Iraq and Syria to fighting Iran and restricting its ability to control Iraqi territory through its local agents and opening a passable road linking Between Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. The United States' preservation of its military presence in Iraq goes beyond merely combating ISIS to counter and limit Iranian influence Therefore, the withdrawal of the American forces merely to respond to the decision of the Iraqi parliament and the demands of the Baghdad government appears to be out of the question for Washington. "The government will support the parliament’s vote to withdraw US forces from the country," William Warda, spokesman for Abdul-Mahdi's office, said in a press statement. He explained that "up to this point, the government is committed to implementing the parliament’s decision that states that all foreign forces must withdraw from Iraq, and that foreign forces do not only mean the presence of American forces, but all other forces." And the Iraqi parliament voted on the fifth of January this year on a resolution calling for the Baghdad government to end the foreign military presence in the country, during a session that saw the boycott of Kurdish representatives and most Sunni representatives. The Iraqi government says it is working on preparing procedural and legal steps to implement the decision. However, its request submitted to the United States a few days ago to send a delegation to discuss the mechanism of leaving the forces was met by Washington. Iran expressly expresses that "the expulsion of American forces from the region" is its biggest prize and the best response to the killing of Soleimani, the senior commander in its Revolutionary Guards. Tehran is using its Iraqi agents to pressure the Iraqi government to proceed with the process of removing American forces from Iraq. The Fateh Alliance bloc in the Iraqi parliament, in which the pro-Iranian hawks gathered, threatened the military escalation against the American forces if they did not respond to the Iraqi decision to leave the country. Fatah is the second largest bloc in the Iraqi parliament with forty-seven seats out of 329, and is led by Hadi al-Amiri and consists of political arms for armed Shiite factions such as the Badr Organization and Asaib Ahl al-Haq and the al-Najaba Movement. "The government is required to take measures to end the presence of foreign forces in the country, especially after the recent decision of the House of Representatives," the head of the bloc, Muhammad al-Ghabban, told Iraqi state television. Al-Ghabban added, "Any delay or wrap by the American forces will lead to a popular escalation and military confrontations against it," warning against "destabilizing the region and damaging the relationship between Baghdad and Washington." As a reflection of the US refusal to discuss withdrawing troops from Iraq, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that all Iraqi leaders have told him on special councils that they support the American military presence in their country, despite public calls for the departure of American soldiers from Iraq. Pompeo, whose ministry often refuses to publish the details of his contacts, confirmed that what he heard during talks with about fifty Iraqi officials since the beginning of this month contradicted what they publicly announce. In response to a question during a seminar at Stanford University, the American minister said, "They will not say this publicly. But in private assemblies, they all welcome America's presence there and its anti-terrorist campaign. ” He also considered that American soldiers are working to ensure that ISIS does not return and "provide the Iraqis with an opportunity to gain the sovereignty and independence that most Iraqis want." At the university seminar in which former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice participated, Pompeo said he had spoken with leaders of all affiliations in Iraq, including leaders of the Shiite majority. In practice, the Iraqi state, which is experiencing its weakest conditions and is witnessing a great separation between the government and the street that has been boiling with demonstrations for more than three months, does not have any papers to withstand the punitive measures Washington might take against it in response to its efforts to remove the American forces from the country. One of the most painful measures for Iraq in its current stage is the imposition of economic sanctions that will be fatal to its already fragile and faltering economy and mortgaging oil revenues as the only source of income. US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose economic sanctions on Iraq if his authorities decide to remove the 5,200 US soldiers. Two Iraqi officials told AFP that the US President warned that his country would freeze the Iraqi government's account in the Federal Reserve in New York, which would not have catastrophic repercussions on the Iraqi economy. The Arabs link