Today, demonstrations broke out in Basra against Iraq's compliance with the American aviation sanctions on Iran.

Today, demonstrations broke out in Basra against Iraq's compliance with the American aviation sanctions on Iran.

Protesters gathered ne

Ar Basra airport around a grounded Iranian plane.

Crowds chant against Prime Minister Zaidi's government for joining what Iranian voices call an American "siege."

Iraq suspended Iranian air services after Washington threatened secondary sanctions on the airports serving them.

The government says it is seeking exemptions in the US for humanitarian and religious travel.

The demonstrations have so far been smaller than the great unrest in Basra in 2018.