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Drawing attention to what the administration says is irans role in iraq as well as what bush sees as iranian efforts to destabilize the gulf region is a central element of the presidents travels among largely sunni muslim nations wary of shiite led iran.

And he said that while certain methods of attacking u. Cer and diplomatic figures assigned to iraq provided the president an in person update ahead of their report to congress on conditions in iraq in march. Troops face to the mahdi army a shiite muslim group. Two years ago it signed a free trade agreement with washington.

But last month it was roiled by a week of clashes between shiite muslim opposition groups and forces of the sunni dominated government.