An Iranian general from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) this week began his new position as Tehran’s ambassador to Iraq. The choice of Brigadier General Iraj Masjedi,the senior adviser to the commander of the IRGC extraterritorial department the Qods Force, highlights Tehrans strategy to assert itself as the dominant foreign power in its western neighbor following the Mosul campaign. Since 2003 all Iranian ambassadors to Iraq have been Qods Force officers.
Source: longwarjournal.org