Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Leclerc and AMX-30 main battle tanksnote

The Iraqi Defence Ministry is said to be mulling plans to buy the French-made Leclerc main battle tank (MBT). The following 286-word report focuses on the subject and tells whether Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is for acquiring French-made tanks or not. It also tells whether there are other options and how the Saudi option fits in here. Note that the Iraqis are in talks with the Americans to buy the M1A1 Abrams and with the Russians to buy the advanced T-72 tank.