The removal of Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq by the US during the invasion of the country in 2003 strengthened Iran’s strategic viability and increased its regional popularity, especially among Iraq’s Shia majority.
"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change" ~ Charles Darwin
The removal of Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq by the US during the invasion of the country in 2003 strengthened Iran’s strategic viability and increased its regional popularity, especially among Iraq’s Shia majority.