Official: Iran Stands Ready To Expand Defensive Ties With Iraq -- CNN
(CNN) -- Iran is prepared to expand military and security cooperation with neighboring Iraq, a top Iranian military official said -- a week after U.S. forces pulled out of Iraq.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to establish, boost and expand all types of military, defense and security cooperation with the friendly and brotherly nation of Iraq," Iran's armed forces chief of staff Hassan Firouzabadi said, according to a report Sunday by the semi-official Fars news agency.
The Middle East neighbors have enjoyed closer ties in recent years, especially as Iraq's Shia Muslim majority has solidified its power in the absence of former leader Saddam Hussein, a Sunni Muslim. Iran's theocracy is Shia-led.
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My Comment: Let`s see what is happening in Iraq and the end of the U.S. presence in the country .... hmmmm .... Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki is accruing additional powers and alienating non-Shiite sects. Major attacks are still being conducted by Al Qaeda. Al Sadr`s political party wants new elections. Pundits back home in the U.S. are now stating the obvious. But what is the big news back in the U.S. ..... no major parade for returning troops is planned.
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