Iran Reopens Iraqi Consulate That Protesters Attacked, IRNA Says

(Bloomberg) -- Iran reopened its consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported, after protesters set fire to its building last year.

Visa processing operations have resumed and full consular services will start from next week, Hamid Makarem, the Iranian consul general in Najaf told IRNA.

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Protesters stormed the consulate last November, setting it ablaze and tearing down the Iranian flag, during wider demonstrations against corruption and Iran’s influence in the Iraqi political system.

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