The Supreme Council controls the shrine and mosque of Imam Husayn in Karbala, among the holiest shrines in the Shiite world. Pilgrims give donations when they visit the shrine, worth millions every year, and being able to preach at its mosque lends prestige to the incumbent. Al-Zaman says t...
But Abdul Mahdi faced significant setbacks, and he was unable to fill his cabinet before he was sworn in three weeks after his appointment. When some of the most important posts remained vacant well into 2019, Sadr joined other influential voices who had already been mounting pressure on the ...