[HIGHLIGHTS] Russian newspaper: Leaders from the axis of resistance began leaving Iraq

Senior officers and members of the resistance axis have begun to leave their places in Iraq, for fear of an American retaliation. Western experts point to the possibility of evacuating Iranian Revolutionary Guard officials and officers from vital locations.

Members of the Iraqi Hezbollah, whose brigades are at the forefront of the fight against the American presence in Iraq and Syria, fear a large-scale escalation in the region. The Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq decided to suspend its operations against the U.S. forces there to avoid embarrassing the Iraqi government.