What is behind all of the above at this particular time? Has America's grip on Iraq tightened even further?

[With the exchange of strikes between America and Iran for the second time in two days, the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) stated in a statement today, Sunday, that (the violation of the ceasefire by the United States contravenes Article 1 of the Memorandum of Understanding signed on June 18th between Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian).

The American attacks on Iran and the Iranian reactions to those attacks have continued for more than three months. (“The US command stated that it carried out precision strikes targeting an Iranian ground-based military command station on Qeshm Island. In response, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced that it targeted a US base in the region.” (Al Jazeera, 3/6/2026)).

On April 13, 2026, the US Secretary of Defense and the Indonesian Minister of Defense announced the establishment of the Major Defense Cooperation Partnership (MDCP) between the United States and Indonesia. Prior to this, a classified document from the US Department of Defense was leaked regarding the authorization of comprehensive overflights by US aircraft through Indonesian airspace.