[THS] Iraq - Iran Stories

[Peter Webster]

Maliki: state will disarm militia by force:

The prime minister laid down four conditions -- that militia disarm, stop
interfering in state affairs, stop running their own courts and hand over
wanted fugitives -- or face a military assault.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL305633420080430

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Iraq PM sends team to Iran to discuss militias:

Iraq's prime minister has sent a delegation to Tehran to tell Iranian officials
to stop backing Shiite militias, Iraqi officials said on Thursday, underscoring
Baghdad's unease over the influence of its powerful neighbor.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24405250/

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Fact or fiction?

Iraqi MPs, Sadr meet in Iran in bid to end clashes:

A group of Iraqi Shiite MPs is in Iran for talks with radical cleric Moqtada al-
Sadr in a bid to end clashes between his fighters and troops that have killed
hundreds of people, a Sadr aide said on Thursday.
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=228964

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Spokesman says anti-U.S. occupation cleric will not meet Iraqi delegation in
Iran:

Sheik Salah al-Obeidi is a spokesman for al-Sadr in the Shiite holy city of
Najaf. Al-Obeidi claims in remarks made Thursday that the five-member
Iraqi delegation that traveled to Tehran is under the influence of Iran and
does not represent Iraq's national interests.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/01/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Al-Sadr.php

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Bluff and Bloodshed:

The Persian Gulf is more dangerous than ever. Will the U.S. and Iran go to
war at sea?: In April 1988 the American and Iranian navies fought the
biggest air-sea battle waged since World War II. By the time it was over,
carrier-based U.S. attack planes had sunk the frigate Sahand and disabled
the frigate Sabalan, the pride of the Iranian navy.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/134988\

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Presstitute and war pimp alert:

US Cites New Evidence of Iranian Support for Taliban :

The Pentagon said Wednesday Iran is continuing to provide weapons and
other material to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, in addition to its alleged
continuing support for Shiite militias in Iraq.
http://tinyurl.com/53lpwq