Replies to post #39429 on Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[thepennyking]

Which book is that? It would appear that the issue of Iran is being discussed broadly in EurAsian media:

Since US forces toppled Saddam Hussein’s regime, Iran has quietly worked to expand its influence in Shi’a-dominated areas of Iraq. Tehran views the strengthening of cultural and religious ties among adherents of the Shi’a branch of Islam as a vital national interest.

http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav090303.shtml#