Iraq, Iran, Maliki and US pulloutnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have received some signals from the Iranians about his talks with the Americans on US-Iraq cooperation following US pullout from Iraq at the end of the year. The following 463-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about these signals. It also tells what about the Iranian policy on Iraq and whether Al-Maliki feels comfortable with it or not.