Iraq’s political impasse shows no signs of ending. Following elections last October, a bloc led by influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr emerged as the largest parliamentary faction, winning 73 of 329 seats in the country’s national assembly and setting the stage to form a new government with its allies. Meanwhile, the Iranian-backed Coordination Framework, which […]
In Iraq’s Political Stalemate, Muqtada al-Sadr Is No Kingmaker
The Shiite cleric has a long history of shifting allegiances to pursue his own ambitions.
