Baghdad, Iraq - as anti-government protests disturbing a complete overhaul of the political system preserve from the capital to the specially shia south, a few protesters have focused their anger on respectable iranian centers.
in the most powerful expression of anti-iranian sentiment since demonstrations started in early october, protesters stormed the iranian consulate within the shia holy metropolis of najaf on wednesday night time, bringing down the iranian flag and changing it with iraq's.
they then set it ablaze. iranian diplomats and team of workers narrowly escaped out of a again front.
renad mansour, director of iraq initiative at chatham residence, stated the assault in najaf have been building since the iranian consulate became attacked in basra in 2018.
"despite the fact that protesters are indignant with iran, they are indignant with the political system greater normally and iran suits into that system because it's looked as if it would be one of the outside backers of that machine," mansour advised al jazeera.
"so, protesters within the south view iran as an impediment in the direction of what they want to obtain - that's actual reform."
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