Iran Plotted Wider War With Help of Its Proxies

NYT World Saturday 01 August 2026, 16:42 UTC By Farnaz Fassihi and Neil MacFarquhar 1 min read

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Mourners on Wednesday carried a coffin draped in the Iranian flag during a funeral for those killed in airstrikes on bases belonging to Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces in Mosul, Iraq.

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