Iraq-Iran security agreement
"Iraq's president [Jalal Talabani] said Wednesday he had reached a security agreement with Iran, which the United States accuses of fueling the chaos in the war-torn country. Iran's president [Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] called on countries to stop backing 'terrorists' in Iraq and for the Americans to withdraw.
Tehran is believed to back some of the Shiite militias blamed in the vicious sectarian killings that have thrown the country into chaos. The United States has said the Iraqi government should press Iran to stop interfering in its affairs in a bid to calm the violence.
. . . Talabani gave no details on the security agreement with Iran, and Ahmadinejad made no mention of any deal at a joint press conference in Tehran.
'We discussed in the fields of security, economy, oil and industry. Our agreement was complete,' Talabani told reporters.
. . . It was not clear if Talabani's comments reflected an agreement by Tehran to try to rein in Shiite militias."
source
The Washington Post. Iraq, Iran Reach Agreement on Security. November 29, 2006.
posted: saturday, december 2, 2006, 3:20 AM ET
Tehran is believed to back some of the Shiite militias blamed in the vicious sectarian killings that have thrown the country into chaos. The United States has said the Iraqi government should press Iran to stop interfering in its affairs in a bid to calm the violence.
. . . Talabani gave no details on the security agreement with Iran, and Ahmadinejad made no mention of any deal at a joint press conference in Tehran.
'We discussed in the fields of security, economy, oil and industry. Our agreement was complete,' Talabani told reporters.
. . . It was not clear if Talabani's comments reflected an agreement by Tehran to try to rein in Shiite militias."
source
The Washington Post. Iraq, Iran Reach Agreement on Security. November 29, 2006.
posted: saturday, december 2, 2006, 3:20 AM ET
posted by eric at 3:13 AM
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