[Future Snake Eater]

I doubt he said “taken over,” but they have a very strong influence there. They had a military presence (low-key, cloak-and-dagger type) in Baghdad and other parts of Iraq when I was there in 2007.

[Rusty0604]

“In the Middle East, Iran now dominates four Arab capitals, Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut and Sanaa. And if Iran’s aggression is left unchecked, more will surely follow”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/03/03/full-text-netanyahus-address-to-congress/