Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News talks about the continuing political crisis in Iraq. Tensions peaked after followers of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed parliament and conducted protests for days. His rival bloc has been holding negotiations to resolve the crisis. Rania Khalek explains the complex alliances and what each sections seeks to achieve in this crucial moment.
Rania Khalek
Rania Khalek is an award-winning Lebanese-American journalist and host of Dispatches on Breakthrough News, where she investigates the global consequences of imperialism, war, and systemic oppression. With over a decade of frontline reporting from conflict zones and marginalized communities, her work has been featured in The Nation, The Intercept, Al Jazeera, FAIR, and The Electronic Intifada, where she served on the editorial board.
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