Iraqi demonstrators clash with security forces during a protest over poor public services in the capital Baghdad on July 27, 2020...

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani (L) meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Tehran on July 21, 2020...

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei (L) meets with the visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi (2nd R) in Tehran on July 21, 2020...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrives at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport on July 21, 2020...

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic attaches great importance to independence and political stability of Iraq, adding that Tehran will continue to stand by Baghdad in line with both countries’ interests...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) and new Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has extended his congratulations to Mustafa al-Kadhimi on taking office as the new prime minister of Iraq, expressing hope that the two countries would further enhance ties in various fields in line with common interests...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi meets Iran’s Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi on May 9, 2020 Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the new prime minister of Iraq, has held separate meetings with the ambassadors of Iran and the US at the beginning of his term in office...

The speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq, Mohamed Al-Halbousi (3rd, R) welcomes Iraqi PM-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the parliament for a vote of confidence in Baghdad, Iraq, May 06, 2020...

The Iraqi political scene regularly experiences new political instability in the leadership ranks as they are based on a shaky foundation...

A handout picture released by the media office of the Iraqi Presidency on April 9, 2020 shows President Barham Saleh (L) swearing in Mustafa al-Kadhimi as new Prime Minister-designate...