Associated Press | May 20, 2007 06:05 PM

Associated Press May 20, 2007 06:05 PM
Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the leader of Iraq's largest Shiite party and a key figure in the country's political reform process, was diagnosed with lung cancer and traveled immediately to Iran to seek medical treatment, officials said Sunday.
The development was expected to create disarray in the Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq, the powerful political organization the U.S. has counted on to help push through reforms such as a revenue-sharing oil law, constitutional amendments and expanded political opportunities for Sunnis.

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