HybridMiddle EastIRQStable

Kurdistan Regional Government

Hybrid

Iranian strikes keep the KRG under pressure, but U.S. backing prevents a sharper slide.

PF Score

38

1

Authority

46

Reach

31

PF ScoreLast 30 days

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38Overall1

Iranian strikes keep the KRG under pressure, but U.S. backing prevents a sharper slide.

46Auth2

Cross-border strikes expose limits of territorial security control.

31Reach

U.S. alignment preserves modest external relevance.

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Masrour Barzani

Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq

Masrour Barzani is Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, a position he has held since 2019.

Foreign Policy·Analytical / LongformMar 18, 2025

Iraq has become the conflict's principal collateral battleground, with both belligerents striking its territory and neither respecting its nominal sovereignty.

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