Officials and citizens in Iraq have expressed outrage following the demolition of a 300-year-old minaret of a mosque in the southern city of Basra on Friday. Built in 1727 and standing at almost 40.
On May 10, 2023, various Iraqi Twitter accounts posted a video in which Qais Al-Khazali, the leader of the Iran-backed Iraqi Shi'ite militia Asaib Ahl Al-Haqq, claimed that in the seventh century, the Israeli Mossad had used a prostitute to orchestrate the assassination of the first Shi'ite Imam, Ali Ibn Abi Talib. He also said that "the Jews" assassinated Imam Ali's two sons,
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Iran's brazen meddling in Iraqi politics has provoked a parliamentary impasse and clashes between rival militias. And while Tehran may be losing influence in Iraq, it won't let go easily.