Iraq, Iran and the Premiershipnote

Leader of the Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq (SICI) Ammar Al-Hakim and radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr are said to have received assurances that Iran will not prefer former Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi to any other Shiite candidate for the Iraqi Premiership. The following 380-word report sheds light on the subject and tells how the Sadr Movement reacted and what PM Nouri Al-Maliki is doing to block the way for Allawi to take over the Premiership.