Syria May Skip Tehran Summit Amid Diplomacy Over Iraq: ; Analysis

Charleston Gazette › November 27, 2006

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TEHRAN, Iran - Iran and the United States are playing a complicated diplomatic game, jockeying for influence in Iraq as violence there spirals out of control, but there is one major wild card in dueling summits planned for coming days: Syria.

Vice President Dick Cheney was heading to Saudi Arabia for key talks with King Abdullah today, apparently looking for its influence and tribal connections help to calm Iraq.

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Syria May Skip Tehran Summit Amid Diplomacy Over Iraq: ; Analysis

President Bush is due to meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki in Jordan on Wednesday and Thursday, an unusual succession of trips that reflects U.S. determination to rally allies at a ...

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