Overseas Ministry spokesman Ahmad al-Sahaf condemned the assault, and stated Iraq was dedicated to defending all diplomatic missions within the nation.
Caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has been unsuccessful in making an attempt to deliver the quarreling teams to a settlement. Al-Sadr’s get together declined to attend a gathering Al-Kadhimi held final week.
Regardless of the explosion, the Australian convoy was capable of enter the Inexperienced Zone.
The followers al-Sadr and his political rivals, a coalition of Iran-backed Shiite teams referred to as the Coordination Framework, have been at odds since after final 12 months’s parliamentary elections.
Al-Sadr received the biggest share of seats within the October vote however did not type a majority authorities, resulting in what has turn out to be one of many worst political crises in Iraq in recent times. His supporters in late July stormed the parliament and have held frequent protests there.
The firebrand clerics supporters have commonly protested, demanding the dissolution of parliament and early elections.
On Tuesday, Al-Sadr’s supporters pitched tents and protested exterior the Supreme Judicial Council, accusing it of being politicized in favor of their Iran-backed allies.
