Iran is likely to acquiesce to a long-term American military presence in Iraq if Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Iraqi leadership privately press the case in Tehran, provided the force levels are low enough that Iran does not perceive them as a threat.

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• Person: William J. Burns, Michèle Flournoy Organization: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  An Integrated U.S. Strategy to Address Iran's Nuclear and Regional ...

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• An Integrated U.S. Strategy to Address Iran's Nuclear and Regional ... carnegieendowment.org William J. Burns, Michèle Flournoy · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace via serper

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