Iraqis have asked whether political tensions meant they were headed for civil war or a snap election. Last night, Baghdad saw its worst violence in years.Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, is calm again after a night filled with the sound of rockets and gunfire. The Green Zone, also known as the international zone and home to parliament buildings, ministers’ compounds and heavily guarded foreign embassies, was invaded by supporters of the influential Iraqi cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr. How can the Iraq’s political crisis be resolved ?

