U.S. and Iranian envoys spoke directly about
Iraq’s perilous security situation on Saturday in rare one-on-one talks that could help ease their nearly 28-year diplomatic freeze. Iraq’s prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, opened the one-day meeting of Iraq’s neighbors, the United States and others with an appeal for international help to sever networks aiding extremists, warning that Iraq’s growing sectarian bloodshed could spill across the Middle East. Full Story
