(Washington Times) Claude Salhani - Who could be pulling Sheik al-Sadr's strings? The answer seems to point in one direction: Iran. Sheik al-Sadr has traveled twice to Iran in recent months, where he maintains close links with Ayatollah Kazem al-Haeri, a close confident of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Analysts believe he receives support and most probably financing from Iran.
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