Nahro Zagros (middle) moderates a panel titled ‘MENA Regional Dynamics: De-escalation and Challenges’ in Istanbul, Turkey, June 13, 2022 (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Supporters hold a banner with the picture of Muqtada al-Sadr in a spontaneous rally after preliminary results of the Iraqi 2018 elections were announced showing Muqtada al-Sadr has become the unexpected frontrunner. (Photo: H. Mizban/AP)
Sadrist Movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr reading a statement at his headquarters in al-Hananah, Najaf, May 16, 2022. (Photo: Kurdistan 24 TV screengrab)
Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr hold posters with his photo as they celebrate the passing of a law criminalizing the normalization of ties with Israel, in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, May 26, 2022. (Photo: Hadi Mizban/AP)
The Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi in meeting with the Iraqi Parliament Second Deputy Speaker Shakhawan Abdullah, discussing means of cooperation between the executive and legislative authorities, April 26, 2022. (Photo: Kurdistan