Anti-government demonstrators say Tehran has overreached in Iraq, with too much influence on politics, armed actors, economy

Death toll rises amid tensions in Nasiriyah and Najaf, day after anti-government demonstrators burn down Iranian consulate

Tehran condemns burning of consulate by anti-government protesters in Najaf, tells Baghdad 'responsible action' needed; protesters killed by security forces in southern Iraq

Iranian diplomatic staff escape unharmed through back door; at least 350 anti-government demonstrators killed so far in protests against rampant corruption

Iraqi security forces gun down anti-government demonstrators near city's Green Zone, bringing death toll in 2 months of fighting to 340, as country's top cleric calls for reforms

Altercations on two strategic bridges in the capital Baghdad leave at least 36 wounded, say officials; one protester shot dead, another dies when tear gas canister hits his head

US influence has plummeted while Iranian Revolutionary Guards General Soleimani is now seen brokering deals among political forces in Baghdad

At least 32 others wounded in violent clashes with security forces; 2 Katyusha rockets fall in the vicinity of the Green Zone

Not immediately clear whether the blast targeted protesters; top cleric warns government to heed calls for reform, calls for new election law

Fans at Amman stadium wear black to honor those killed in Baghdad protests against Iranian interference, hail 2-1 triumph as respite from 'bloodshed and fire' back home