An Iraqi demonstrator gestures as tyres burn during a protest in Iraq's shrine city of Karbala, south of the capital Baghdad, on December 22, 2019. - Thousands took to the streets in Iraq's capital and across the south Sunday to protest against Iran's kingmaking influence, as the latest deadline for choosing a new prime minister loomed. (Photo by Mohammed SAWAF / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED SAWAF/AFP via Getty Images)