Iraq appoints leader from Iran-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq as deputy PM

Iraq appoints leader from Iran-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq as deputy PM Iraq’s parliament has approved Laith al-Khazali, a senior figure from the Iran-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq movement, as a deputy prime minister. The United States designated the group a "foreign terrorist organisation" in 2020. Khazali is the brother of the movement’s leader, Qais al-Khazali.