Muqtada al-Sadr complicates Iranian moves in Iraq
Iranians from different sides look at Iraq's Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s recent move with suspicion.
The recent Sadrist protests have split the Shiite camp into two opposing sides — the Sadrists and the Coordination Framework — raising Iran's concerns significantly.
Both sides are campaigning against the other in the street and in the media, raising concerns about armed clashes on the Shiite side.
Populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was at the head of the fight against the US forces during the first decade of Iraq's occupation by the United States, which led Iranians to provide him with financial, logistic and training support to fight against the US forces.
The Coordination Framework includes both long-time US partners and Iran-backed militias and groups that have been linked to the attacks against Americans in recent years.
