Iraq, Iran, Maliki and the Premiership – Update 1note

Iran is said to prefer Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki to continue acting as PM if Iraqi leaders fail to agree on who should take over the Premiership. The following 396-word report sheds light on how Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is approaching the governmental issue in Iraq. It also tells what about Mottaki’s position with regard to radical Shiite leader Moqtada Al-Sadr and leader of the Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq (SICI) Ammar Al-Hakim.