Iraq to probe for proof of Iranian meddling

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008

BAGHDAD (AFP) — Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is to form a panel of security ministries to weed out any evidence of Iranian interference in Iraq's affairs, a top official said on Sunday.

"The prime minister has ordered a special panel of representatives of security ministries to document any Iranian intervention in Iraqi affairs," government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said at a news conference.

He said Iraq had experienced Iranian interference in the past but "we have also experienced a positive role from Iran."

"We are looking for hard evidence and want to present a document at a later stage," Dabbagh told AFP later the same day.

Tehran strongly opposes the US military presence in Iraq, while Washington has repeatedly accused Iranian groups of arming...

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