Iran had been building that capacity in Iraq since the 1980s, cultivating Shia political networks, exile parties and militia groups during and after the Iran-Iraq War and beyond with the explicit goal of ensuring a post-Saddam Iraq would never again threaten Iranian security.
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Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
That’s because one way a district can qualify for financial hardship is to have bond indebtedness of at least 60% of the total bonding capacity.
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Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Past World Cup years have boosted global volume of beer sold by about a quarter of a percent, with sales in the tournament’s months jumping as much as tenfold.
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Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
The largest dip came from the cross-Suez services, which saw volumes decline 36 percent to 55,000 TEUs.
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