Middle East Moqtada al-Sadr, called on his bluff, retreats for now After 24-hours of violence, his followers are leaving Baghdad's Green Zone, but the fragility of the government is no less resolved. Steven SimonAugust 31, 2022
Middle East US nemesis Muqtada al-Sadr throws Iraqi parliament into the air The radical Shi'a cleric has found a way to potentially spoil the system imposed by Washington two decades ago. What now?Steven SimonJune 22, 2022