Iraq, Iran, USA, Abdulmahdi and the Premiershipnote

US Ambassador to Baghdad James Jeffrey is said to have informed Vice-President Adel Abdulmahdi that the US embassy in Baghdad would not intervene to block him the way to take over the Premiership. The following 437-word report sheds light on the subject and tells whether the US position is conditional or not. It also tells what about the relation between Abdulmahdi and Iran.