As U.S. Sanctions Bite, Iran Flexes Diplomatic Muscles in Iraq and Syria
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, second left, meets with Iraq's Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, left, accompanied by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, second right, in Najaf, Iraq, March, 13. (Office of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, via AP)

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