PM Al-Maliki Visiting Iran
Next week PM al-Maliki will be visiting Iran on official visit after the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq also visits the Iranian government. I think Iran will be a big winner for future contracts in the oil industry of Iraq. The Iraqi oil Ministry al-Shahrastani gets to keep his job after sealing the deal with Iranian government and I am sure the Iranian influence within the Iraqi government is firm and not willing to let the Iraqi government govern the Iraqi people without influence from them.
After PM al-Maliki returns from visiting the Persians look for new contract deals in the near future.