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Iraqi lawmakers call for expulsion of US ambassador from country

Iraqi lawmakers condemn the US ambassador's criticism of one of the country's new laws.

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Muslim Salim
Press TV, Baghdad

Iraqi lawmakers have strongly condemned the recent remarks by the US ambassador to Iraq on the country’s new law that criminalizes same-sex relationships and prostitution. The lawmakers have described the comments by the US envoy as unacceptable, a blatant violation of the country’s sovereignty, and disrespect of the Iraqi leadership.