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Iraq has taken its first tentative steps toward reconciliation with Iran but caution is the keynote as the former foes seek closer diplomatic and commercial ties with far-reaching implications. Very few would have imagined until recently that it would take U.S. military intervention in Iraq to bring the long-time rivals and occasional wartime.

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