Iraq’s Top Shiite Cleric Says US Iraq Strike ‘Wanton Attack’

Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani condemns a deadly US strike that killed top Iranian and Iraqi commanders as a “wanton attack” on the country.

In his weekly sermon delivered by his representative in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, Sistani says the raid amounted to a “blatant violation of Iraqi sovereignty.”

Following the prayers, hundreds of male worshipers begin chanting “No to America!”

AFP