Sadr says a security agreement with the US should be cancelled immediately, the US embassy should be closed down, and US troops must be expelled in a humiliating manner.

Iraqi PM Abdul-Mahdi and senior Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr warned of grave consequences following US assassination of General Soleimani and Hashd al-Sha’abi deputy commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

Influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr says he is keen to work with the PMU - his political rivals - to end the US' military presence in Iraq.

Iraq’s influential cleric Muqtada al-Sadr denounces an arson attack on the Iranian consulate in Najaf.

Iraq's top Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has called on the parliament to bring about “radical reforms.”

Iraqi President Barham Salih says expected reforms in Iraq are a national decision, and will not be influenced by foreign diktats.

An Iraqi Shia cleric and political leader has categorically rejected the US' interference in Iraq amid the recent popular protests.

The Iraqi capital city of Baghdad has witnessed the largest rally since a second wave of anti-government demonstrations began last week.

Iraqis have staged protests in the capital Baghdad for a third straight day amid reports that violent clashes with security forces have left over 60 people dead.

Tehran is monitoring developments in Iraq with care and diligence, says the Iranian foreign ministry.