Thread: Iraq/Dinar News Before Febuary 12th, 2006

IRAQI GOVERNMENT WANTS RELATIONS WITH BOTH U.S., IRAN
Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh announced on February 1 that Iraq desires good relations with both the United States and Iran, international media reported the same day. "Any attack against multinational forces is an act against the Iraqi government. The Iraqi government would not allow any attack," al-Dabbagh told reporters. "But at the same time, we want to maintain good relations with our neighbors, especially Iran. We have long borders with them; we have local interests with [them], and we would like to have our relation not in the shadow of the others." On January 31, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on CNN that he has told both Iran and the United States "to solve your problems outside of Iraq." SS