Diplomat killed as Iran tries to negotiate with cleric al-Sadr
Friday, April 16, 2004
NAJAF, Iraq -- Gunmen assassinated an Iranian diplomat in Baghdad on Thursday just as Iran, with tacit U.S. approval, attempted to mediate with a radical Shiite cleric defying American forces in this southern Iraqi city.
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