Obama never mentioned Iran during his speech; but commentators have speculated about whether his strategy gives Iran greater leverage over the US, on the theory that Iranian-backed fighters are critical to the success on the ground in the fight against the Islamic State. But Iraq’s Shia government is one of Iran’s major strategic anchors in the region; before the US began airstrikes against the Islamic State, it was far from certain that the Iraqi government would survive.
略显隐晦但却同样重要的是上述立场对伊朗的影响。奥巴马演讲中并未提及伊朗；但评论人士却在猜测这项策略是否扩大了伊朗对美国的影响，因为伊朗支持的战士将是打击“伊斯兰国”地面行动能否成功的关键因素。但伊拉克的什叶派政府是伊朗在该地区的重要战略稳定力量；在美国开始对“伊斯兰国”进行空袭之前，伊拉克政府能否劫后余生还很难讲。伊朗像美国需要伊朗的地面部队一样需要美国的空中力量。