Protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra. That means sources within the local security services against Reuters news agency. The rioters would fire at the diplomatic post. Also, protesters are shouting clearly against the Iranian influence on political parties in their country.
Oil producer Iraq to reduce output not unlike promised during the recent OPEC meeting. Oil prices fell on it Tuesday.
A batch of dangerous radioactive material that was stolen from a warehouse in Iraq is above water. The Ministry of Health has announced the find Sunday. The material was dumped in Zubayr, a city in southern Iraq that lies near Basra. From the port city in southern Iraq disappeared stuff in November.
Iraq turns out for months in search of a stolen suitcase with radioactive material. The authorities reported the theft of the party iridium-192 in November by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Searches have so far yielded nothing.
