Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Sadr girds for political comeback
His return likely planned for the 2025 parliamentary election, could threaten the growing clout of rivals, including Iraqi Shi'ite parties and armed factions close to Iran.
A man walks past a picture of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr during Iraq's provincial council elections, in Baghdad, Iraq, December 18, 2023. (photo credit: REUTERS/Ahmed Saad/File Photo)ByREUTERS
