Nouri Al Maliki

As pressure built up for Nouri al Maliki to step down from the prime minister post in Iraq last month, Iran, his most ardent supporter stayed surprisingly silent as top Iranian officials worked to get him out.

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki arrived in New Delhi today on a four-day state visit, the first high-level bilateral trip between the two countries in 38 years.

As pressure built up for Nouri al Maliki to step down from the prime minister post in Iraq last month, Iran, his most ardent supporter stayed surprisingly silent as top Iranian officials worked to get him out.

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki arrived in New Delhi today on a four-day state visit, the first high-level bilateral trip between the two countries in 38 years.