![People place fake coffins in front of the fire-ravaged coronavirus isolation ward of Al-Hussein hospital, during a protest in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, on July 15, 2021. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/large_16_9/public/2021-07/GettyImages-1233996068.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=l2gkt3Ha)
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Iraq has suffered its second deadly hospital blaze in three months, exposing a failing health and safety system; all the while, Iran and the US continue to engage in proxy warfare, using Iraq as their arena.
Analysis: For Iraq, America’s smooth military withdrawal is important for its security. For the US, this meeting comes at an important time as it is trying to reach a deal with Iran.
![Members of Iraq's PMF march in a symbolic funerary parade in Baghdad on 29 June, 2021, in remembrance of those killed in a recent US raid. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/large_16_9/public/2021-06/GettyImages-1233712994.jpg?h=903dff9f&itok=kJT7O4hP)
US airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias call into question Iraqi sovereignty, as the nation grapples with public discontent over issues such as corruption and poor service provision.
![A fighter in Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces stands guard next to a wall showing the group's logo outside their headquarters in the capital Baghdad on 13 June, 2021. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/large_16_9/public/2021-06/GettyImages-1233432915.jpg?h=a9b1ba5e&itok=1IpXkGJi)
The release of a prominent PMF commander, along with subsequent PMF celebrations and attacks on US interests, have further eroded trust in the Iraqi state's ability to rein in violent militias.
![Flames rising from the burning of excess hydrocarbons at the Nahr Bin Omar natural gas field, north of the Basra on 22 January, 2018. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/large_16_9/public/2021-05/GettyImages-908710336.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=Nzt25Uyy)
Analysis: Iran is trying to economically and politically subjugate Iraq through its oil exports, as shortages trigger mass electricity blackouts and demonstrations.
![Mourner at funeral of assassinated Ihab al-Wazni. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/large_16_9/public/media/images/399B3DB9-E5DF-4ED1-8B95-303416A01C6C.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=KKjLujb7 "Mourner at funeral of assassinated Ihab al-Wazni. [Getty]")
Anti-Iran protests are mounting in a 'prelude to a summer of discontent and violence,' as Iraq is the staging ground for direct talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Analysis: Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the US has repeatedly pledged to leave, each time resulting in broken promises, renegotiations and in some cases an increase in forces.
Many Iraqis say the fire is yet another example of the state's corruption and mismanagement leading to the death and misfortune of civilians.
Iran views US reticence to continue operating in Iraq not only as a sign of weakness but as an opportunity to further cement its hold and power over Iraqi affairs.
Iraq is using Baathist-era laws to indict critics, prompting anger that penal codes imposed by a dictatorial regime are being used to crush dissent.