Iran shadow over US-Iraq security pact

Iran, in exchange for closer security and military connections with Iraq, would tolerate more robust Iraq-US security relations with clearly defined specifications on the status of forces.

From the vantage point of Iran's national security, Iraq's security and regional security are closely connected and it is unrealistic for the US (and Israel) to constantly threaten and undermine Iran's national security while expecting steady and uninterrupted improvement in US-controlled Iraq, as if these are two separate issues.