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Iran, Lebanon: Fadlallah and Tehran Make Up

Nov 6, 2008 | 20:36 GMT

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Summary

A reconciliation is taking place between influential Lebanese Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah and Iran, according to STRATFOR sources. After years of bitter relations, Iran now appears to be reaching out to Fadlallah to shore up support among the wider Shiite community in the Arab world and to further Iranian interests in Iraq.

With Lebanese Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah back on its side, Iran has an additional Shiite asset to promote its interests in the region....

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