Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the prime minister of Iraq, is said to have ordered an investigation but has not sacked adviser Hesham DaoudAn adviser to Iraq’s prime minister is the latest public figure to receive death threats, after revealing the split at the heart of the political establishment over the role Iran plays in the country. Hesham Daoud said that while Qasem Soleimani, the late Iranian general who co-ordinated Tehran-backed militias across the Middle East, was allowed to enter Iraq without a visa, that freedom had not been granted to his successor. He also criticised the role Soleimani — and by extension Iran — was allowed to play in Iraq. SponsoredThe shadowy pro-Iran groups that have since posted photographs of Mr Daoud with a target on his head were insulted by his choice of language. General Soleimani “came in through the window”, Mr Daoud said, but General

Source: The Times January 09, 2021 00:00 UTC