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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.
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