...is Iraqi in origin and served 1982-84 as the head of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, now led by Abdul Aziz al-Hakim.) Although Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei initially opposed it, he fell quiet once the Iraqi cabinet passed it. Both President...
...that it deprives Iraq of its national autonomy. Yet Sistani has also thrown his weight behind Nouri al-Maliki and Abdul Aziz al-Hakim in their negotiations with Washington over specific phrases and terms in the agreement, and if the pact is approved by the...
...in advance, as we did, that the Iraqi National Assembly would approve the deal, because al-Maliki, the Assembly bloc of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim [leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, Iraqâs dominant political party] and the Kurdish...
...and "establishment" Shi'ite. That does not account for the crucial leader of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC), Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, very close to Iran, who recently has been less critical of the pact. The SIIC in the end caved in. In theory, all US...
...might sign the agreement without having it passed to the parliament. Sources in the United Iraqi Alliance led by Abdul Aziz Al Hakim are expecting a political consensus on the deal within the Executive Council and the Council of Ministers after which the...
...in as time is running. Iraqi Unified Coalition Party stressed following a meeting on Thursday night headed by Abdul Aziz Al Hakim and attended by Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi the necessity of saving Iraq and not risking its future, underlining the importance...
Ammar al-Hakim, one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders, who runs the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (ISCI), while its nominal leader, his father Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, suffers from poor health, speaks during ...
Ammar al-Hakim, one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders, who runs the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (ISCI), while its nominal leader, his father Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, suffers from poor health, speaks during ...
...ISCI and other Shi'ite parties in the American-backed government in Baghdad have strong ties to Iran, where Hakim's father Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim lived for many years in exile. The decision over the pact is widely seen as requiring Shi'ites to choose between...
...and Leader of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (known as Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq) Abdul Aziz al-Hakim on the latest regional developments. The Iranian vice-president is also to visit the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala. ...