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Influential religious leader calls on Iraqi government to make move due to Washington's "unconditional support" for Israeli aggression on Palestinians.

Influential religious leader calls on Iraqi government to make move due to Washington's "unconditional support" for Israeli aggression on Palestinians.

Baghdad (AFP) Oct 27, 2023 - Influential religious leader Moqtada Sadr called on the Iraqi government Friday to close the American embassy in Baghdad because of Washington's unconditional support for Israel in its war with Hamas.

Influential religious leader Moqtada Sadr called on the Iraqi government Friday to close the American embassy in Baghdad because of Washington's "unconditional support" for Israel in its war with Hamas.The Baghdad government is supported by parties that have close links with Tehran, but it is working to maintain relations with the United States, which has 2,500 soldiers on Iraqi territory.

Influential religious leader Moqtada Sadr called on the Iraqi government Friday to close the American embassy in Baghdad because of Washington's "unconditional support" for Israel in its war with Hamas."If the government and parliament do not respond, we will take a different position that we will announce later," the Shiite cleric, who often criticises the government, warned on X, formerly Twitter.Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has criticised the "Zionist occupation" since Israel began its bombardment of Gaza, calling it a "genocide" of the...