Iraq and Iran meet in Tehran this week to discuss first Gulf War leftovers, including oil, border disputes and mines…
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Although oil disputes were expected to be a portion of the agenda, Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi told United Press International the main issue is a disputed border -- agreed to in 1975 and violated in the Iran-Iraq war, during which a half-million people on both sides were killed.
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