Sentence examples for widened its influence from inspiring English sources

The strategic reality and irony is that Iran has widened its influence in the Middle East since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, in 2003, a moment when it looked like Iran might be the next American target.

China can have its cake and eat it too, widening its influence while overturning nothing, something that Russia may yet figure out as well.

The expansion only widens its influence.

It has already given Russian passports to many residents of both places, thereby widening its influence.

The United States must watch such developments closely – since Russia is taking steps to widen its influence in areas traditionally or recently part of America's sphere of influence.

And with Iran now widening its influence in Syria and in Lebanon, by way of Hezbollah, Israelis may be too wary to replace Netanyahu, their self-styled Mr. Security.

Looking ahead, he wants Oxfam to campaign more closely in partnership with multinational companies to improve employment practices and wage levels, and widen its influence on policy, in areas such as inequality.

As part of the expanded compromise, Macron is also using his state visit to urge Trump to keep American forces in Syria — partly to stem Iran's ability to widen its influence.

World War I enabled Japan, on the side of the victorious Allies, to widen its influence and territorial holdings.

It is also in the 1960s that culture began widening its influences to assimilate the arts and philosophies of non-Western cultures required to better understand and ease global tensions while eradicating the superstitions and bigotries that underly militarization and terror.

WASHINGTON — In the past several months, Iran appears to have increased its political outreach and arms shipments to rebels and other political figures in Yemen as part of what American military and intelligence officials say is a widening Iranian effort to extend its influence across the greater Middle East.