Iraq: Sistani, Shahristani and the Premiership – Update 1note

The Shiite Marja’iya in Iraq is said to have decided that Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani will be in charge of transmitting its views on the government issue to the concerned parties. The following 437-word report tells what about the objective of this decision. It also tells what about the reaction of Iran and what about Al-Shahristani’s position with regards to Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki.