Maliki to Iran: Nothing Threatening Neighboring Countries In US Iraq Deal
Middle East • June 2008 • Views: 195
Iraq’s prime minister used a visit to Tehran on Sunday to soothe Iranian concerns that negotiations between Baghdad and Washington on a new military agreement will lead to permanent U.S. bases across its border.
“There is nothing in today’s Iraq which could threaten the stability of the neighboring countries,” Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said in a speech at the Iraqi embassy in Tehran.