Why chameleon cleric Muqtada al Sadr has abandoned Iraqi protesters for Iran

Published January 27, 2020 6:28pm ET



Iranian interests in Iraq scored two significant wins this weekend.

First, an Iran-supported militia, likely Asa’ib Ahl al Haq or Kata’ib Hezbollah, launched three rockets into the U.S. Embassy compound, wounding one person. Second, political cleric Muqtada al Sadr abandoned the Iraqi protest movement and threw his support behind Iran.

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