Iranian Concern about American Troop Presence in Iraq &#39;Unwarranted,&#39; says US
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The United States said Thursday Iran should see the American military presence in Iraq as a stabilizing, rather than threatening presence. The comments followed remarks by Iran&#39;s Defense Minister that some Iranian generals favor striking US forces ...
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Iranian weapons found in improvised explosive devices in Iraq and the capture of some Iranians did not by themself implicate Tehran, the head of the U.S. military's joint chiefs of staff said on Tuesday.
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American officials fear that commercial investments in Iraqi power plants could mask military activities by Iran.
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In the wake of the Iraq invasion, there has been a faint but growing drumbeat sounded in Washington by officials who believe the Bush administration should now confront another member of its so-called &quot;axis of evil&quot; -- Iran.
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Iran's foreign minister says Tehran is willing to help the US withdraw troops from Iraq, but on certain conditions.
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President George W Bush insists an Iranian military force is linked to some attacks on US forces in Iraq.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday he would help the United States calm Iraq if Washington changes what he described as its "bullying" policy toward Iran.
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Iranian weapons found in improvised  explosive devices in Iraq and the capture of some Iranians did  not by themself implicate Tehran, the head of the U.S.  military's joint chiefs of staff said on Tuesday.
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U.S. troop movements are being monitored by Iran using satellites and other technology and would be in range of Iranian missiles if an attack was launched, a top Iranian military official said.
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WASHINGTON -- US officials from President Bush to a top general in Iraq said yesterday that there was no solid evidence that top officials in Iran had ordered deadly weapons to be sent to Iraq for use against American soldiers, backing away from claims made at a Baghdad presentation by military and intelligence officials earlier this week.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Peter Pace appeared Tuesday to question Bush administration assertions that the Iranian government is supplying arms to Shiite militants in Iraq. Pace said Iranians were involved in Iraq, but he was not sure if they had links back to Tehran. The U.S. military has said a section of Iran's Revolutionary Guard which answers directly to Iran's Supreme Leader is sending armor piercing weapons into Iraq.
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The United States does not intend to strike Iran to force it to stop supplying Shi'ite groups with weapons technology to kill U.S. troops in Iraq, a senior U.S. official said.
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Washington is sending a veteran Middle East hand. Tehran's envoy is a British-educated diplomat considered one of Iran's top analysts of the West. Combine that with a flexible agenda and a matchmaking Iraqi host &#151; and the international gathering Saturday to help steer Iraq's future also appears as a prime opportunity for some icebreaking overtures between Iran and the United States.
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US Democrats urge caution after American officials say they have evidence that Iran is arming militants in Iraq.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush said yesterday that the United States "will respond firmly" if Iran escalates military action in Iraq and endangers American forces. But Bush emphasized he has no intention of invading Iran.
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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - President Bush says he doesn't envision a longtime presence of U.S. troops in Iraq similar to post-World War II deployments in Europe and South Korea that continue today...
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The U.S. ambassador to Iraq praised Iran on Sunday for helping to curb Shi'ite militia violence in Iraq on Sunday, using some of the warmest language Washington has employed toward its arch foe over Iraq.