ASSESSMENTS

Iraq: The Roadblocks to Implementing a U.S.-Iranian Deal

Jul 25, 2007 | 22:14 GMT

Summary

A day after the United States and Iran agreed during their second round of direct public talks over Iraq to form a joint security committee, Tehran said it is prepared for higher-level contact with Washington. This progress notwithstanding, both sides will face major hurdles in implementing their agreements — as the largest Iraqi Sunni parliamentary bloc demonstrated when it threatened to pull out of the government. That the United States has accorded Iran special recognition in its effort to stabilize Iraq will cause major problems for Washington in its attempts to placate the Sunnis.

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