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https://agsi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-05-17T111041Z_1064016063_RC2JJEAGRF1I_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-IRAQ-ARAB-SUMMIT-scaled.jpg25601707By hosting two regional summits, Prime Minister Sudani's government sought to strategically position Iraq's reentry into central Arab regional politics. However, internal divisions, regional mistrust, and shifting geopolitics exposed the limits of Baghdad’s ambitions.