Iran cuts support for Iraq groups, ..as Iraq asks Obama to urgently hold US-Iran talks..

BBC, here and Reuters, here

"...Iraqi government spokesman Ali Dabagh, speaking in Washington, said that there had been an apparent change in Tehran's posture toward the insurgency. "The assurances that were being given by [Iraqi PM Nouri] Maliki that the Status of Forces Agreement is not going to be against them… helped reducing the temperature with Iran," he added."

"...Spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh also called for dialogue to improve relations between Iran and Arab countries."The time has come for a new, serious, and calm policy with an open-minded vision," Dabbagh said in a statement after he had given a speech in Washington.."