Iraq: Sadr, Maliki, Allawi and the Premiershipnote

Iraqi radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr, who is currently in Tehran, is said to be running the negotiations directly with the Dawa Party on the governmental issue in Iraq. The following 458-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the negotiations in question. It also tells what about the position of Al-Sadr with regard to PM Nouri Al-Maliki and former PM Ayad Allawi.