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"[Iraq] is a success that is emerging after four decades of conflict," Iraqi President Barham Salih said at a government summit in May called to emphasize the country's determination not to be drawn into the fight. "We don't have the stamina, we don't have the energy, we don't have the resources or the willingness to become victim to yet another proxy conflict."
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Salih said during an interview broadcast live by the Beirut Institute, a think tank, that the first round of talks between Riyadh and Tehran took place early last month.
