Iranians still planning attacks in Iraq: U.S.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iranian operatives are training fighters in Iraq and helping to plan attacks there despite diplomatic pressure on Tehran to halt such interference, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

The latest accusation leveled against Iran by the U.S. military followed rare diplomatic talks in Baghdad last month between the two old adversaries to discuss Washington's concerns in Iraq.

"There absolutely is evidence of Iranian operatives holding weapons, training fighters, providing resources, helping plan operations, resourcing secret cells that is destabilizing Iraq," said military spokesman Brigadier-General Kevin Bergner.

"We would like very much to see some action on their part to reduce the level of effort and to help contribute to Iraq's security. We have not seen it yet," he told a news conference, he said, referring to the Iranian government.

In fresh violence across Iraq, car bombs and other violence killed nearly 50 people, police said.

The United States, already seeking wider sanctions against Tehran over the Islamic republic's nuclear program, blames Iranians for supplying a type of roadside bomb which cuts through armor and has killed many U.S. soldiers.

Tehran said last week it would study a request from Iraq for a new U.S.-Iran meeting, but warned a decision may take time.

Daniel Speckhard, the number two U.S. diplomat in Iraq, said there was still no word back from Iran.

Tensions between the two long-time foes are especially high after U.S. troops seized five Iranians in January in northern Iraq, accusing them of helping insurgents.

Iran, which says the five are diplomats, is holding three U.S.-Iranian citizens on security-related charges.

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said his country backed the Iraqi government and accused the United States of seeking to undermine Tehran's ties with Baghdad, the Iranian student news agency ISNA reported on Wednesday.
Iranians still planning attacks in Iraq: U.S. - Yahoo! News

Can't wait to see the responses off from this.......LOL

Have a good one!:s4:

isn't it rather predictable.

pack of lies blah, blah, blah.....
imprisoning innocent diplomats blah, blah, blah....
illegal war blah, blah, blah....
defending themselves from the evil us war machine blah, blah, blah....

same old song and dance. anything to deny the simple fact that there are people outside of the white house that see nothing but a world full of enemies to destroy.

:beatdeadhorse:

You've got's to be jesting, my friend....

Whats that GW quote a sucker born errr i mean "You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on."

When WE ever get a Legimate Government, I may buy whats selling, until then we can just listen to the lies lies lies sweet lil lies thats sweet sound of innocents people dying left and right, all cause of a lie......weeeeeeeeeeee

Forgive my ignorance, but I really see no reason to believe the government about Iran when they said the same crap about Iraq which proved to be lies and propaganda. Seems like just another war for oil.

Could the US really attack Iran? I don't think so. Not with our situation in Iraq. Maybe an air assault.

I really think Iraq is another Vietnam. My greatest fear is that our soldiers will be dying in the dozens every week, just like Vietnam.