Driven by the pressures of war, Iran gives its field commanders more power over militias in Iraq
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FILE - Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces attend a funeral for colleagues who were killed in a U.S. airstrike in Anbar, in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil, File)FILE - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, right, rides in a Humvee during the Army Day celebrations, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)FILE - Women members of the Basij paramilitary, affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard, march with their weapons during a state-organized rally in support of the supreme leader marking National Girl's Day, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)FILE - Followers of Iraq's Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr chant slogans as they wave national Iraqi flag during a protest against U.S. and Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)FILE - A Hezbollah supporter waves a flag with the portrait of the late Hezbollah leader Sayeed Hassan Nasrallah during a protest against the Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, in front the government palace, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
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FILE - Members of the Popular Mobilization Forces attend a funeral for colleagues who were killed in a U.S. airstrike in Anbar, in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil, File)