Iraq's al-Sadr may stay in Iran for years NAJAF, Iraq | Militant Shi'ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr plans to make a series of short visits to Iraq starting within weeks but has decided to make Iran his home base for years to come, a key aide says.
Inflation-hit Iran to lop zeros off currency A man holds bills of the newly issued Iranian 500,000-rial (35-euro) in Tehran on August 21. Iran is to lop several zeros off its currency as it battles double-digit inflation, central bank vice president Hossein Ghazavi has said.
