The above map from Morgan Stanley illustrates why Iraq is crucial to the Middle East amid flaring sectarian tensions. Iran is 91% Shia, Iraq is 66% Shia, Syria is 16% Shia, and Lebanon is 30% Shia.

The source said the political map drawn by the study showed to Framework leaders that they would be confronted with a new shift in the Shiite equation in Iraq that could even lead to the breakup ...

On Thursday night, Shia drones struck the Erbil air base in Iraq, around 425 km away from Baghdad. No information about possible damage is available at this point. Pentagon Press Secretary Brig.