چكيده لاتين :
This article seeks to speculate on the prospects of Iran-Iraq future relations and its regional repercussions. If the Iranian-Iraqi alliance is made in the near future, the idea of a "Shia crescent" may come to reality. However, although on the ideological ground this alliance may seem to be possible, but the author argues that it will not materialize since, on the one hand, the Iraqi Shia government has no other option except to keep a balance among the United States, its neighbors particularly the Arab countries and Iran in order to survive the current chaotic situation, internally. On the other, because of Iranיs threat perceptions, it will continue to adopt a policy of self-restraint not self-extension, regarding Iraq.
