Iraqi protesters hold a picture of Iraq's supreme Shia Muslim cleric Ayatollah Ali Sistani as they stage a sit-in outside the West Qurna oil field, one of the world's largest super-giant oil fields, at Al-Sadiq district in northern Basra on November 7, 2026. The participants demanded improvement to living conditions and public services, as well as more job opportunities in the area's oil fields. (Photo by HUSSEIN FALEH / AFP via Getty Images)

A member of the Iraqi army personnel shakes hands and embraces a protester as he takes part in a sit-in outside the West Qurna oil field, one of the world's largest super-giant oil fields, at Al-Sadiq district in northern Basra on November 7, 2026. The participants demanded improvement to living conditions and public services, as well as more job opportunities in the area's oil fields. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP via Getty Images)

An Iraqi Shia Muslim cleric leads protesters as they stage a sit-in outside the West Qurna oil field, one of the world's largest super-giant oil fields, at Al-Sadiq district in northern Basra on November 7, 2026. The participants demanded improvement to living conditions and public services, as well as more job opportunities in the area's oil fields. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP via Getty Images)

Iraqi security personnel watch protesters stage a sit-in outside the West Qurna oil field, one of the world's largest super-giant oil fields, at Al-Sadiq district in northern Basra on November 7, 2026. The participants demanded improvement to living conditions and public services, as well as more job opportunities in the area's oil fields. (Photo by HUSSEIN FALEH / AFP via Getty Images)

Iraqi Shia Muslim clerics lead protesters as they stage a sit-in outside the West Qurna oil field, one of the world's largest super-giant oil fields, at Al-Sadiq district in northern Basra on November 7, 2026. The participants demanded improvement to living conditions and public services, as well as more job opportunities in the area's oil fields. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP via Getty Images)

An Iraqi Shia Muslim cleric holds a flower as a symbol of the gathering's peaceful nature as protesters stage a sit-in outside the West Qurna oil field, one of the world's largest super-giant oil fields, at Al-Sadiq district in northern Basra on November 7, 2026. The participants demanded improvement to living conditions and public services, as well as more job opportunities in the area's oil fields. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP via Getty Images)

Iraqi protesters stage a sit-in outside the West Qurna oil field, one of the world's largest super-giant oil fields, at Al-Sadiq district in northern Basra on November 7, 2026. The participants demanded improvement to living conditions and public services, as well as more job opportunities in the area's oil fields. (Photo by HUSSEIN FALEH / AFP via Getty Images)

An Iraqi Shia Muslim cleric leads protesters as they stage a sit-in outside the West Qurna oil field, one of the world's largest super-giant oil fields, at Al-Sadiq district in northern Basra on November 7, 2026. The participants demanded improvement to living conditions and public services, as well as more job opportunities in the area's oil fields. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP via Getty Images)