Introduction

Middle east focus is a weekly podcast on regional affairs and us. Rokis experience in the aftermath of a political earthquake that rattled hira's political landscape. The iraki parliament, currently in recess until the end of july, held an extraordinary session to swear in the new members of parliament who replaced the sadres to resid. We discuss these developments and their implications on irac's political trajectory. And we are joined by two iraci scholars - mercin achamery and rende slem.