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| Iran leader in landmark Iraq trip | Iran leader in landmark Iraq trip |
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| Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in Baghdad on the first ever visit to Iraq by an Iranian president. | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in Baghdad on the first ever visit to Iraq by an Iranian president. |
| The visit marks the culmination of a process of normalisation between the two countries after the long war they fought in the 1980s. | The visit marks the culmination of a process of normalisation between the two countries after the long war they fought in the 1980s. |
| Correspondents say the two-day visit is a strong show of support for the Shia-dominated government in Baghdad. | Correspondents say the two-day visit is a strong show of support for the Shia-dominated government in Baghdad. |
| Mr Ahmadinejad is meeting the Iraqi PM and president - both of whom have visited Iran. | |
| Security is heavy for the visit, with Iraqi patrols said to be every 100m along the road to the airport. | Security is heavy for the visit, with Iraqi patrols said to be every 100m along the road to the airport. |
| The US is not involved in security for the visit. | The US is not involved in security for the visit. |
| It has accused Iran of supporting Shia militants in Iraq, a charge Tehran denies. | It has accused Iran of supporting Shia militants in Iraq, a charge Tehran denies. |
| The US and Iran are also at odds over Iran's nuclear programme. Iran says its programme is for peaceful power generation only but the US and other Western countries fear Tehran is trying to build nuclear weapons. | The US and Iran are also at odds over Iran's nuclear programme. Iran says its programme is for peaceful power generation only but the US and other Western countries fear Tehran is trying to build nuclear weapons. |
| The UN Security Council is currently considering new sanctions against Iran and a vote could take place as soon as Monday. | |
| All this puts the Iraqi government nervously in the middle, allied to both the United States and Iran, says the BBC's John Leyne in Tehran. | |
| Despite the reconciliation between Baghdad and Tehran, many analysts believe in the long term the two countries are destined to be rivals. |