Iranian and Iraqi national flags flutter along a street in Najaf on July 7, 2026, a day before the funeral procession of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei in the holy Iraqi city. —AFP
Security forces stand on a street in front of a banner depicting Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Najaf on July 7, 2026, a day before his funeral procession in the holy Iraqi city. —AFP
Security forces stand on a street in front of a banner depicting Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Najaf on July 7, 2026, a day before his funeral procession in the holy Iraqi city. —AFP
The government’s constant threats to suspend KP’s elected dispensation over a political protest have escalated hostilities considerably. In that context, both sides did well to start talking.
