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October 18, 2010

Al-Maliki Visits Iran to Meet Ahmadinejad
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has arrived in Iran to hold talks
with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The trip comes one day after
the Guardian newspaper reported Iran helped broker the deal that
resulted in Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr backing al-Maliki’s attempt to
form a new government. Since elections were held in March, al-Maliki and
former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi have been locked in a protracted
battle over who will serve as prime minister. On Sunday, Allawi accused
Iran of trying to destabilize Iraq and the region.



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