Salman Khairalla is an Iraqi activist who's been fighting to protect his country's marshes, a key water resource, since 2007.

The easing of relations with Israel comes amid a backdrop of shared fears about the threat of Iran to the region.

'the closer his government gets to its stated aims, the more armed actors with suspected links to Washington's arch enemy Tehran are lashing out,' top Iraqi officials and analysts told AFP

The U.S. Administration’s push to reduce Iraq’s dependence on energy imports from Iran—including electricity and natural gas—could see rapprochement and closer energy cooperation between Iraq and other Gulf nations