Political deadlock

Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr delivers a speech before ending it abruptly due to his disapproval at the behaviour of an overenthusiastic crowd, in the central Iraqi city of Najaf, June 3, 2022. (Photo: Qassem Al-Kaabi/AFP)
Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr delivers a speech before ending it abruptly due to his disapproval at the behaviour of an overenthusiastic crowd, in the central Iraqi city of Najaf, June 3, 2022. (Photo: Qassem Al-Kaabi/AFP)