Iraqi parliament reportedly approves Laith al-Khazali as deputy prime minister

Single source · Baghdad, Iraq · 2026-10-16 06:43 UTC

Middle East Eye reports, in a live blog update, that Iraq's parliament has approved Laith al-Khazali, a senior figure in the Iran-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq movement, as deputy prime minister. No other source in the event confirms or denies this.

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• Middle East Eye, 2026-10-16 06:43 UTC

First reported 2026-10-16 06:43 UTC; last updated 2026-10-16 06:57 UTC.

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