ANKARA
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein regime after the U.S. invasion in 2003, Iran’s influence in Iraq has grown exponentially. Yet, current popular protests in the Arab country have unfolded a desire for salvation and change.
As Iraqi protesters took to the streets demanding better living conditions, a sentiment against Iran’s role has been clearly manifested in an attack on the Iranian Consulate in the Shia holy city of Karbala.
Demonstrators consider Iran’s influence in the post-Saddam era as one of the major contributors to their current poor living circumstances.
On Sunday, angry demonstrators attacked the consulate in the
