Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Thousands of protesters loyal to Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed the Iraqi parliament on Wednesday, leading to an ongoing political standoff for OPEC’s second-largest oil producer. The protesters, completely controlled by al-Sadr, arrived in response to the nomination of a pro-Iranian force as Iraq’s new leader.
The nomination comes from a figure largely controlled at this point by Iran–former PM Nouri al-Maliki, al-Sadr’s fiercest rival. Al-Sadr, extremely influential, is…Breaking Down Big Oil's Incredible Earnings
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