但伊拉克的什叶派政府是伊朗在该地区的重要战略稳定力量；在美国开始对“伊斯兰国”进行空袭之前，伊拉克政府能否劫后余生还很难讲。
But Iraq’s Shia government is one of Iran’s major strategic anchors in the region; before the US began airstrikes against the Islamic State, it was far from certain that the Iraqi government would survive.