Iran said on Tuesday the United States should leave Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim leaders to solve the problem of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr instead of inflaming the situation by trying to arrest him. U.S. forces have vowed to capture or kill Sadr, 30, a member of one of the most respected clerical families in the holy city of Najaf, a theological center for many Shi’ites worldwide. Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said on a visit to Brussels that Tehran was making efforts to resolve the stand-off, although he said Washington had not solicited mediation by Iran, a Shi’ite-dominated neighbor of Iraq. “What the Americans have been expressing is that they are looking for a continuous, positive role of Iran and this does not mean they are looking for any specific action or asking for mediation,” he told a news conference. Full Story
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