CAIRO, Egypt -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak angered Iraqileaders Sunday by saying Shiites there and across the Middle East aremore loyal to Iran than to their own countries as he gave astartlingly frank warning about possible civil war in Iraq.
The flap highlights the escalating tensions between predominantlySunni Arab countries -- alarmed by possible Kurdish and Shiitedomination of their neighbor -- and Iraqis who say they are notgetting enough support from their Arab brothers.
"Definitely Iran has influence on Shiites," Mubarak said in aninterview broadcast Saturday evening. "Shiites are 65 percent of theIraqis. . . . Most of the Shiites are loyal to Iran, …
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