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This week in Iraq: The US has admitted that Islamic State is far from being defeated while the Iraqi interior ministry claimed that IS leader's health is deteriorating.
Analysis: Unlike in 2006, Gulf states and the international community are unlikely to provide multi-billion packages to rebuild Lebanon once Israel's war ends.
Analysis: With Hezbollah facing internal reorganisation after Nasrallah's death, there is space for other actors to manoeuvre within Lebanon's political system.
Analysis: Despite Iran's influence over Iraqi politics and militias, there is opposition to Tehran's ambitions in the country.
Analysis: Isaac Herzog's visits to Albania and Serbia underscore Israel's expanding ties with the Balkans amid global isolation due to its war on Gaza.
Comment: Where Congress is limited in its ability to curtail Trump's actions, progressives and leftist grassroots are stepping in, writes Marcus Montgomery.
Comment: For 30 years, there has been a systematic effort in the US to demonise not only the Islamic regime, but Iran and its people, writes Shireen T. Hunter.
Comment: Iraq finds itself caught between the Iranian-Saudi regional struggle for influence, write Clement Therme and Shifaa Alsairafi.
This week's round-up of under-reported news from Iraq focuses on violence faced by those who dare call for an end to Iran's influence in Iraq.
Comment: The fight against graft seems to be unwinnable due to its structural nature and institutional unwillingness to tackle corruption, writes Majid Mohammadi.