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Iraq's Sadr says his militia will support Iran
By Reuters
TEHRAN, Jan 22 (Reuters)
- Firebrand Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has assured Iran that
his Shi'ite Muslim militiamen will support the Islamic Republic
if it comes under attack, the official IRNA news agency reported
on Sunday.
Although the United States and Israel have said they prefer
diplomacy as a means to solve a dispute over Iran's atomic
programme, they have not ruled out military options.
Washington accuses Iran of seeking nuclear weapons, a charge
Tehran denies.
"If neighbouring Islamic countries, including Iran, should come
under attack, then the Mehdi Army will support them," Sadr said
on a visit to Tehran.
Sadr's Mehdi Army militia rose up against U.S. occupying forces
in Iraq in 2004.
In Iran, Sadr has met Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme
National Security Council, and Foreign Minister Manouchehr
Mottaki.
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