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Iran eyes 'weak neighbour' Iraq

Iraq will hold parliamentary elections on Sunday. The US, which still has around 100,000 troops in the country, hopes that the poll will pave the way for their withdrawal, but has accused neighbouring Iran of attempting to influence the outcome of the election. Correspondent Gabriel Gatehouse reports on how some are now asking whether, when the Americans leave, Iran will step in to fill the power vacuum.

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