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As Iraqis Vote for a Parliament, U.S. Presses to Rid Country of Iran’s Influence

I’m excited to be visiting Iraq to attend the Middle East Peace & Security Forum next week, just after the elections.

Having done field research in six cities this past February, our data tell us that this is the most peaceful & prosperous period the country has seen in about twenty years.
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11.11.2025 13:58 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr urges boycott of 'corrupt' elections as low turnout expected <article data-history-node-id="431348" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraq-muqtada-al-sadr-urges-boycott-corrupt-elections-low-turnout-expected" class="story default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraq-muqtada-al-sadr-urges-boycott-corrupt-elections-low-turnout-expected" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr urges boycott of 'corrupt' elections as low turnout expected</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <div class="author"> Submitted by <span class="field field-uid"><a title="View user profile." href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/alex-macdonald" lang about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/users/alex-macdonald" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Alex MacDonald</a></span> on <span class="field field-created"><time datetime="2025-11-11T11:55:14+00:00" title="11 November 2025 11:55 GMT">Tue, 11/11/2025 - 11:55</time> </span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-subhead">Polls opened on Tuesday as Iraqis show little enthusiasm for voting system seen as incapable of solving their problems</div> <div class="field field-field-main-image"> <picture> <source srcset="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_page/public/images-story/IRAQ_ELECTION_2025_AFP.jpg.webp?itok=pGpeZtx9 1x" type="image/webp" width="1400" height="788"> <img srcset="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_page/public/images-story/IRAQ_ELECTION_2025_AFP.jpg.webp?itok=pGpeZtx9 1x" width="1400" height="788" src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/images-story/IRAQ_ELECTION_2025_AFP.jpg.jpg?itok=mJeuxOvu" alt typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </picture> </div> <div class="field field-field-cutline">Iraqi voters search for their names on lists outside a polling station in the southern city of Basra, on 11 November 2025, during Iraq's parliamentary elections (Hussein Faleh/AFP)</div> <div class="field field-field-wide-photo-video">Off</div> <div class="field field-body clearfix"><p>Polls opened in <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/iraq">Iraq </a>on Tuesday amid expectation of low turnout and calls for a boycott by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.</p> <p>More than 7,740 candidates - nearly a third of them women - are running&nbsp;for the 329 seat parliamentary elections. Preliminary results are expected on Wednesday, though as in previous votes the final confirmation could take several weeks.</p> <p>Correspondents with AFP reported a low turnout at midday across the country, a situation likely exacerbated by the influental Sadr's call to stay away.</p> <p>In a statement released on social media on Sunday, the cleric warned against validating an electoral system that would return the same "tried and tested" politicians he has blamed for the country's failures since 2003.</p> <p>"Electing the tried and tested means the entrenchment of the corrupt and the dominance of the corrupt," he said.</p><div class="block-adsense block-adsense-managed-ad-block"><div> <div class="adsense responsive"> <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6114695881218027" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <!-- responsive --> <ins class="adsbygoogle mee-auto-ad-wrapper " style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-6114695881218027" data-ad-slot="8690493793" data-ad-format="horizontal" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </div> </div> <p>Though the country has been enjoying relative stability compared to most of the period following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, longstanding anger over corruption, failing public services, crumbling infrastructure and a lack of water and electricity has left many Iraqis sceptical of the electoral process.</p> <p>Politicians loyal to Sadr secured the largest number of seats at the previous election in 2021, which saw the lowest voter turnout since 2003. However, in June 2022 all of Sadr's supporters withdrew from the parliament after a long deadlock over the formation of a new government.</p> <p>Sadr, and many others in Iraq, have called for the overhaul of the parliamentary process in the country, which has been seen as deeply sectarian and clientalist, with political elites accused of seeking office as a means of creaming off state funds and securing jobs for their followers.</p> <h3>Regional unrest</h3> <p>Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani will be seeking to continue in the role, which has generally changed hands following elections and the coalition-building that comes after.&nbsp;Much will depend on the success of the Coordination Framework, an alliance of largely Shia parties that is the dominant force in the government.</p> <p>The premiere has spent recent years trying to manoeuvre Iraq through regional unrest, including spillover from <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel">Israel</a>'s <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/israel-genocide-gaza">genocide in Gaza</a> which has seen air strikes on the country by both Israel and the <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/us">US</a>, though limited compared to its neighbours.</p><div class="block-adsense block-adsense-managed-ad-block"><div> <div class="adsense responsive"> <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6114695881218027" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <!-- responsive --> <ins class="adsbygoogle mee-auto-ad-wrapper " style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-6114695881218027" data-ad-slot="8690493793" data-ad-format="horizontal" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </div> </div> <p>Both the US and neighbouring <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/iran">Iran </a>are key allies of Iraq and the animosity between the two countries - which erupted into <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/israel-attacks-iran">outright conflict</a> earlier this year - has put Sudani in a difficult position.</p> <div class="mee-readmore mee-readmore-article-story mee-readmore-type-image align-right"> <a class="mee-readmore-img-link" href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraq-sadr-foes-trying-suck-back-public-life"><img class="mee-readmore-image" src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/read_more/public/images-story/000_32MT6FH.jpg.webp?itok=p125R6XF" width="400" height="250" alt loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"> </a> <div class="mee-readmore-description">How Sadr's foes are trying to suck him back into Iraqi public life</div> <a class="mee-readmore-link" href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraq-sadr-foes-trying-suck-back-public-life">Read More »</a> </div> <p>A range of armed groups with links to the Coordination Framework have launched attacks on both Israeli and US targets since October 2023 and have repeatedly called for the withdrawal of American forces from Iraq.</p> <p>In September 2024, Reuters <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-and-iraq-agree-plan-withdraw-us-troops-report" target="_blank">reported</a> that during the Biden administration, US and Iraqi negotiators agreed on a plan to end the American military presence, which just required the sign-off of leaders in Baghdad and Washington.</p> <p>According to Reuters, the plan called for all US-led coalition forces to leave the Ain al-Asad air base in western Anbar province and significantly reduce their presence in Baghdad by September 2025.</p> <p>US troops reportedly began withdrawing from two key Iraqi bases over the summer.</p> <p>Former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, whose State of Law coalition is the second largest party in the parliament at present, is also seen as a key player in the elections and his bloc has <a href="https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/state-law-coalition-al-sudani-second-term/">stated </a>its opposition to a second term for Sudani.</p> <p><a href="https://shafaq.com/en/Iraq/State-of-Law-Leader-casts-ballot-rejects-foreign-interference-in-Iraq">Casting </a>his vote on Tuesday, Maliki told reporters that a priority for him was opposing foreign interference in Iraq.</p> <p>He said the elections were taking place despite “many obstacles and attempts to postpone them" and criticised Sadr's calls for boycott.</p> </div> <div class="field field-field-topic"><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/iraq-vote" hreflang="en">Iraq Vote</a></div> <div class="field field-field-coauthor-location"> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-field-article-location"> </div> <div class="field field-field-landing-title">Muqtada al-Sadr urges boycott of 'corrupt' Iraqi elections as low turnout expected</div> <div class="field field-field-section"><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/all" hreflang="en">News</a></div> <div class="field field-field-post-date-override"> <div>Post Date Override</div> <div>0</div> </div> <div class="field field-field-update-date-override"> <div>Update Date</div> <div><time datetime="2020-05-04T21:19:45+01:00">Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19</time> </div> </div> <div class="field field-field-update-date-check"> <div>Update Date Override</div> <div>0</div> </div> </div> </article>

Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr urges boycott of 'corrupt' elections as low turnout expected - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraq-muqtada-al-sadr-urges-boycott-corrupt-elections-low-turnout-expected

11.11.2025 14:10 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy

Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians

IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

10.11.2025 07:56 — 👍 34    🔁 17    💬 0    📌 1
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Water levels below 3% in dam reservoirs for Iran’s second city, say reports Storage dwindles in Mashhad, home to 4 million people, as country struggles with drought

Water levels below 3% in dam reservoirs for Iran’s second city, say reports (AFP)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

09.11.2025 14:00 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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Typhoon Uwan / Fung-wong from development to landfall near Dinalungan in Luzon, Philippines 🇵🇭🌀

09.11.2025 16:35 — 👍 33    🔁 14    💬 2    📌 2

🚨 This week, the G20 Expert Committee launched a landmark report sounding the alarm:
Inequality is a global emergency.
Here’s why—and what must happen next. 🧵
#TaxTheSuperRich #BeOurChampion #G20SouthAfrica

06.11.2025 15:25 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1
Woman in Nairobi, Kenya wears a yellow bandana with black text saying Tax the Super Rich. She holds the same message between her hands, on a yellow bandana in front of the lower part of her face, with her eyes showing clearly above, looking straight at you. #TaxTheSuperRich

Woman in Nairobi, Kenya wears a yellow bandana with black text saying Tax the Super Rich. She holds the same message between her hands, on a yellow bandana in front of the lower part of her face, with her eyes showing clearly above, looking straight at you. #TaxTheSuperRich

Are you done watching billionaires hoard wealth and power while the world drowns in growing inequality and climate chaos?

Sign the petition now to #TaxTheSuperRich

👉 act.gp/4lVgNBc

08.11.2025 16:43 — 👍 46    🔁 20    💬 1    📌 3

l'ha scritto su fbok Alessandro Volpi e sinceramente gli credo.

09.11.2025 16:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Una imposta dell'1% sui patrimoni superiori ai 2 milioni di euro, garantirebbe un gettito annuo di 26 miliardi di euro e sarebbe nell'interesse di oltre 42 milioni di contribuenti. Giorgia Meloni fa gli interessi dell'1% più ricco della popolazione.
#Meloni #patrimoniale

09.11.2025 10:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Manconi: «Il carcere è fallito, attenti al dolore sociale» Il sociologo: il sistema penitenziario dovrebbe portare i libri in Tribunale, i detenuti non interessano più a nessuno. Siamo in regressione, cresce l'in...

Ci sono urla nel silenzio, che nessuno ascolta più. C’è un diffuso «dolore sociale» che stiamo sottovalutando, nella stagione dell’odio.

09.11.2025 08:08 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Ovviamente #Meloni è contro la #Patrimoniale.
Una che con la politica si è alquanto arricchita, che tutela e difende i miliardari, gli ultraricchi, le multinazionali. Una che umilia i poveri, che se NE FREGA dei poveri, ma si inchina sempre ai forti, ai potenti, ai ricchissimi

08.11.2025 12:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🧵Exclusive: US intel found Israeli military lawyers warned there was evidence of Gaza war crimes, former US officials say - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

07.11.2025 16:34 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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En Cisjordanie, des enfants dans le viseur des soldats israéliens Selon l’ONU, depuis janvier, les troupes de l’Etat hébreu ont tué 44 mineurs dans le territoire palestinien. Aucun des auteurs de ces actes n’a fait l’objet de poursuites judiciaires ou de sanctions. ...

En Cisjordanie, des enfants dans le viseur des soldats israéliens - via @lemonde.fr
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

07.11.2025 17:46 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Trump exempts Hungary from sanctions for buying Russian oil – DW – 11/08/2025 Viktor Orban, who has called access to Russian oil and gas a "vital" issue for his landlocked country, had the most to gain from a meeting with Donald Trump at the White House. And he did.

Trump exempts Hungary from sanctions for buying Russian oil
#Politics

The civilized world exempts Donald Trump from western values for him proudly being Comrade Krasnov and bending the knee to Putin every chance he gets.

08.11.2025 04:06 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Turkey issues arrest warrants for 36 Israeli officials on charges of genocide.

The list includes PM Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir.

07.11.2025 18:30 — 👍 6    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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La gran mentira detrás de los ataques de Trump a los barcos EE UU está adoctrinando a la prensa y al público estadounidense para que asocien las acciones militares con la detención del flujo de fentanilo

La gran mentira detrás de los ataques de Trump a los barcos - elpais.com/opinion/2025...

06.11.2025 20:38 — 👍 1    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Norwegian Peace Council Will Not Celebrate Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Peace Council will not organize this year’s traditional torchlight procession through downtown Oslo on the day the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. popularresistance.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?...

31.10.2025 01:16 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
BBC News 10m ago Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war

BBC News 10m ago Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war

‘War’

05.11.2025 20:27 — 👍 20    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0

Libyan warlord Osama Al-Masri Njeem, controversially released from jail by Italian authorities in January, was arrested today in Tripoli on charges of torture and violence against prisoners. https://www.politico.eu/article/libya-warlord-who-italy-giorgia-meloni-released-jail-now-arrested-tripoli/

05.11.2025 15:49 — 👍 1    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0

Zohran Mamdani announces an all-female leadership team for his transition including former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan

06.11.2025 05:31 — 👍 241    🔁 56    💬 4    📌 3
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Libyan warlord who Meloni’s government released is arrested in Tripoli The case has roiled Italian politics in 2025.

Libyan warlord Osama Al-Masri Njeem, controversially released from jail by Italian authorities in January, was arrested in Tripoli today on charges of torture and violence against prisoners.

05.11.2025 15:43 — 👍 45    🔁 15    💬 1    📌 3

#referendum #giustizia #Meloni #IOVOTONO
A cosa serve la riforma? L'obiettivo è attaccare l'indipendenza della magistratura, a vantaggio dei governi.

06.11.2025 13:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Me at mayor Mamdani party

Me at mayor Mamdani party

Period.

05.11.2025 04:21 — 👍 1958    🔁 107    💬 81    📌 15
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"They're freaking the f*ck out, this is their worst nightmare.”

@anandwrites.bsky.social and @mizzwelch.bsky.social explain how Andrew Cuomo would purposely ‘dis-pronounce’ Mamdani’s name and how his election is a Republican’s worst nightmare.

05.11.2025 06:56 — 👍 1402    🔁 203    💬 34    📌 11

MAYOR MAMDANI!!!!!

05.11.2025 02:38 — 👍 1818    🔁 135    💬 21    📌 3

Sono criptofascisti

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How race-baiting against Zohran Mamdani continues an American political tradition Islamophobic attacks on the New York City mayoral frontrunner recall the xenophobic campaigns waged by political rivals against Jewish and Catholic candidates a century ago

"Terrorist supporter", "antisemite", "foreign invader".

These are just a few of the anti-Muslim racial tropes frequently hurled at Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim-American frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race.

www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/how-...

03.11.2025 23:56 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
"Our Time Is Now": Zohran Mamdani's Mayoral Campaign Inspires NYC's Working-Class South Asians
YouTube video by Democracy Now! "Our Time Is Now": Zohran Mamdani's Mayoral Campaign Inspires NYC's Working-Class South Asians

"Our Time Is Now": Zohran Mamdani's Mayoral Campaign Inspires NYC's Working-Class South Asians
youtu.be/hwOl5hpcvg0?...

03.11.2025 17:52 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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www.upi.com Mexicans protest after another mayor killed in Michoacán - UPI.com

Mexicans protest after another mayor killed in Michoacán

03.11.2025 22:08 — 👍 7    🔁 6    💬 4    📌 0

> compassion and empathy to be represented in our politics.

If you believe in him too join the effort to GET OUT THE VOTE at the link in our bio.

#zohran #election #zohranformayor"

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28.10.2025 22:24 — 👍 15    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

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