Iraqi Leader Feels Out Relationship with Iran

from National Public Radio

Robert Siegel talks with Ray Takeyh, senior fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also the author of the forthcoming book Hidden Iran: Paradox and Power in the Islamic Republic. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki paid his first visit to Tehran this week, and Tayekh will talk about Iranian influence in Iraq.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, September 14, 2006