Monday, October 18, 2010

Al Maliki in Tehran and .... Qom

"... Our correspondent says the Iranians are widely perceived as having strengthened his hand by persuading the militant Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr - who has been living in the Iranian city of Qom for several years - to back him with the 40 seats he commands in parliament.
Mr Maliki is due to travel to Qom on Monday,... This visit is sure to provide Ayad Allawi with more ammunition to accuse Iran...."

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