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Iranian consulates torched in Najaf and Karbala

Protesters attacked the Iranian consulates in the Iraqi holy cities of Najaf and Karbala over the past month, yet officials deny that protesters are anti-Iran.

A view of the Iranian consulate after Iraqi demonstrators stormed and set fire to the building during ongoing anti-government protests in Najaf, Iraq November 28, 2019. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani - RC27KD96TF4I
A view of the Iranian Consulate after Iraqi demonstrators stormed and set fire to the building during ongoing anti-government protests, Najaf, Iraq, Nov. 28, 2019. — REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

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