Will China help Iraq revive Nuclear Aspirations?
Will China help Iraq revive nuclear aspirations?
Amid rising regional tensions over the nuclear program of neighbouring Iran, the head of Iraq's Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) has announced a highly symbolic and strategic step: the construction, with the apparent support of China, of the country's first nuclear reactor in decades.
The claimed development-seemingly yet to be confirmed by the Iraqi and Chinese governments-comes at a complex time for Baghdad and its position in the region, not least given that Israel and the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites last month.
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