Stay updated with breaking news from Sayed Moqtada. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
To counter Iran's increasingly aggressive role in Iraq, the UnitedStates should disrupt Iran's subversive network and raise the risksof its proxy war in Iraq; pressure Iraqi Shiite and Kurdishpolitical parties to distance themselves from Tehran if they wantcontinued U.S. support; and privately warn Tehran that continuedefforts to subvert Iraq will have negative consequences.
Sadr's decision may already be driving away some of the swathes of followers.
Moqtada al-Sadr, the Muslim Shi'ite cleric who dominated Iraqi politics for two decades, seems isolated for now after his move to step back from formal politics emboldened his Iranian-backed rivals
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Moqtada al-Sadr, the Muslim Shi'ite cleric who dominated Iraqi politics for two decades, seems isolated for now after his move to step back from formal politics emboldened his Iranian-backed rivals and raised the prospect of fresh factional flare-ups.
Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr penetrated Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Saturday, occupying parliament with no immediate...