Iraq’s populist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr travelled to Iran on Saturday night, according to Iranian media, which published video footage of him boarding a plane in Najaf, Iraq, where he had been taking part in anti-government protests. According to Iranian journalists, Sadr was travelling to Qom, Iran’s holy Shia city, via the capital Tehran, 100 kilometres away. Iranian interference in Iraqi politics has been a source of protesters’ anger during the ...