Moqtada al-Sadr

Iraqi cleric Sadr urges closure of Israel embassies

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr calls on the Arab and Muslim countries that have normalized their relations with the Israeli regime to close the regime’s embassies and impose a comprehensive embargo on its goods.

Iraqi parliament could not elect new president in 1st round

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Iraq's parliament is holding a special session Thursday to elect the country's new president. Abdul Latif Rashid gained 157 votes while incumbent president Barham Salih gained 99 votes.

Armed clash in Southern Iraq leaves 3 killed, injured

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – An Iraqi security official reported on Thursday morning that one person was killed and two others were injured in a clash between Iraqi security forces and some armed men.

Iraq: Violence is not solution

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – After 24 hours of intense infighting, law and order were restored in Iraq amid a highly charged atmosphere, but the situation remains fragile and prone to another round of violence.

Rocket attacks hit Iraqi gas field as tension intensifies

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – The crucial Khor Mor gas field in northern Iraq has been hit by a series of rocket attacks, forcing US contractors to flee after two Turkish subcontractors had already left.

Muqtada al-Sadr apologizes for ongoing tensions in Iraq

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Apologizing for ongoing tensions in the country, Iraqi politician Muqtada al-Sadr called on supporters to leave Baghdad's Green Zone completely within 60 minutes.

Iran closes border with Iraq amid unrest

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Iran on Monday closed its border with Iraq amid political unrest in this neighboring country.

Iran embassy calls on Iranians not to travel Iraq’s Kadhimiya

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Embassy in Baghdad on Monday evening called on Iranian fellow countrymen to prevent from traveling to the holy cities Kadhimiya and Samarra in Baghdad.

Iraq developments;

12 killed in clashes between protesters, security forces

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – According to Iraqi medics and police sources, 12 people were killed and as many as 270 others injured in Monday clashes in the capital Baghdad.

Iraq's Muqtada al-Sadr withdraws from political process

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Issuing a statement, the Iraqi politician Muqtada al-Sadr announced his decision to withdraw from the political process.

Two rival demonstrations to be held in Iraq today

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – The major Shia bloc in the Iraqi parliament Coordination Framework has said that it will hold demonstrations in different provinces in Iraq to show support for legal Iraqi government institutions.

Halbousi suspends Iraqi parliament amid riots

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – The Iraqi Paleriament Speaker Mohmmad Al-Halbousi has suspended the activities of the parliament after the Sadrists stormed the parliament for the second time on Saturday.

Pro-Sadr demonstrators gather outside Green Zone again

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – While gathering the outside "Green Zone" gate of Baghdad, supporters of Sadr Movement demanded not to hold a meeting of Iraqi Parliament to elect the Prime Minister and President.