Iraq, Iran, Maliki and the US-Iraq security agreementnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have sent a delegation to Tehran to explain his drive to renew the US-Iraq security agreement. The following 430-word report sheds light on his position and on his efforts in this regard. It also tells what about the position in Iran and what about the position of Iraqi radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr.