Mr. Hegseth’s stumbles started soon after he was sworn in to lead the Pentagon on Jan. 25.
But the fall of Assad in December led some to reassess that stance, including members of the Coordination Framework, a coalition of mainly Shiite, Iran-allied political parties that brought current ...
Iran-allied political parties that brought current Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani to power in late 2022. Associated Press staff writer Abby Sewell in Beirut contributed to this report.