Iraq, Iran and efforts to reconcile Barzani and Shahristaninote

There are Iranian efforts underway to patch up differences between President of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Massoud Barzani and Iraqi Deputy PM for Energy Hussein Al-Shahristani on the KRG oil and gas contracts. The following 468-word report sheds light on the Iranian efforts and tells what about Barzani’s reaction. It also tells what about the position of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and what about that of PM Nouri Al-Maliki.