After three months of demonstrations, the politicians and the protesters are talking past each other, there’s no prime minister and Iran maintains its influence.
Author: ALISSA J. RUBIN
Iraq Prime Minister Says He Will Resign Amid Protests
The announcement comes after demonstrators set fire to the Iranian Consulate and hundreds died in antigovernment unrest.
‘Our Patience Is Over’: Why Iraqis Are Protesting
Sadr City residents have come in droves to Baghdad’s protests, driven by anger at the Iraq government’s neglect and fueled by their long history of defiance.
Iraq Officials, Responding to Times Report, Deny Aiding Iran
Several current and former Iraqi officials, named in leaked spy cables, said they had not provided Tehran with sensitive information.
Iraq Cracks Down on Protests as Prime Minister Gains Support
With six demonstrators killed, the government’s tough tactic could backfire.
Iraqis Rise Against a Reviled Occupier: Iran
The Islamic Republic’s heavy-handed interventions in regional affairs are provoking growing resentments, particularly in Shiite-led Iraq.
Iraq Demonstrations Grow, and Government Scrambles to Respond
Shiite authorities and Iraq’s president offered support for peaceful protesters, a move that emboldened more Iraqis to join antigovernment demonstrations.
Iraq Prime Minister Pressed to Quit as Protests Clog Streets
A powerful Shiite cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, is playing a leading role in negotiations to name a new Iraqi leader.
Iraqi Antigovernment Protests Grow, Part Battle Lines and Carnival
The protests veered quickly from boisterous street party to treatment at a makeshift medical station, as Iraqi forces tried to bar demonstrators from Baghdad’s Green Zone.
Iraqi Protesters Flood Baghdad Square Despite Violent Crackdown
A day after dozens were killed in antigovernment protests, the security forces shut off power in a central Baghdad square and launched barrages of tear gas and sound bombs.