Iraq: Maliki in Tehran to discuss US pullout and Sadr issuenote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is expected to pay a visit to Tehran this week to discuss several issues ahead of US military pullout from Iraq later this year. The following 422-word report sheds light on his visit and tells what about his priorities. It also tells what about the subject of Iraqi radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr and what about the planned 4^th bidding round for gas exploration contracts in Iraq.