Iran involved in Sadr City truce, says Iraqi MP

[sabra]

Source: reuters

BAGHDAD, May 12 (Reuters) - Iran played a prominent role in a deal struck by Iraqi Shi'ite factions to end seven weeks of fighting in the Baghdad stronghold of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a senior Shi'ite Iraqi legislator said on Monday.

Ali al-Adeeb, a member of the ruling Shi'ite alliance who is close to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, said an Iraqi delegation that went to Tehran almost two weeks ago asked for Iranian help because of Tehran's influence over Sadr's movement.

His comments illustrated the growing sway Shi'ite Iran has in Iraq and could unsettle Washington.

The deal to end fighting between U.S.-backed security forces and gunmen loyal to Sadr in the cleric's bastion of Sadr City was announced on Saturday. It was announced after talks between the ruling Shi'ite alliance and Sadr's political movement, which has seats in parliament.

"The Iranians gave a positive response to the demands made by the delegation. They gave those demands to the Sadrist decision makers because they have specific influence on those people," Adeeb, who was part of the delegation, told Reuters.

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[LynnTheDem]

1. PROOF!!! Iran IS MEDDLING in Iraq affairs!!! INVADE IRAN!!!

KILL! KILL! KILL!

(Thought I'd play MFing stupid rightwingnut today)

[jonnyra]

2. Working to promote peace in the middle east?

Thats sure to bring the American bombs dropping on your citizens.

[Arctic Dave]

3. How dare the Iranian work to end the

disaster the US has created in the ME. Next thing we know people in South America will want their own sovereign country and not be part of the Merican Empire.

[ohio2007]

4. but...Moqtada al-Sadr hasn't been heard from. Only his "aides" have come to the table

When he hears what his aides are doing...he's going to have a hissy fit and claim he never signed or agreed to any such cease fire !


Just wait till the day comes when he sounds off from his Iranian bastion safe house.

That is if the strings attached to his jaws are long and slack enough for his voice to carry that far ;)

Anybody know if Chalabai is still an Iranian puppet ?

[Supersedeas]

5. where Condi fails, others persevere?