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Shi’ite Organization In Karbala: Close Iranian Institutions

The Shi'ite tribal association in the city of Karbala, Iraq has demanded that the Iranian Consulate and Iranian charity organizations and cultural centers in the city be shut down, and that the Iranian consul be expelled, claiming that they are covers for Iranian intelligence activity.

Source: Al-Watan, Saudi Arabia, September 5, 2008

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