Skepticism Over Iraq Haunts U.S. Iran Policy
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The specter of the war in Iraq -- a war the Bush administration denied it was planning, supported by evidence that turned out to be false -- looms large over administration policy toward Iran.
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The U.S. military worried Sunday about "mixed messages" from Iran, listing a dramatic drop in Iranian-made weapons reaching Iraq but no reduction in the training and financing of Shiite militants.
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Of all the foreign policy challenges facing President Bush in his second term, none - apart from Iraq â-ooms larger than Iran. By Vahid Salemi, AP.
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While American officials have increasingly accused Iran of interfering in Iraq, from Iranâs perspective it is the United States that is meddling in its backyard.
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New doubts are arising about the accuracy of U.S. intelligence on the nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran, only a few years after faulty warnings about weapons of mass destruction helped President Bush justify the invasion of Iraq.
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Iraqi Shi'ites fear that growing tension between neighboring Iran and the United States could leave them caught between defending a fellow Shi'ite nation and an ally that toppled their worst enemy -- Saddam Hussein.
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For all the stern words from Washington about possible military action against Iran if it fails to rein in its nuclear ambitions, the United States would almost certainly have to mount such a campaign without the backing of Britain, its staunchest ally in Iraq, according to experts.
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THE temptation for Iran is clear. Inflict pain on the Americans in Iraq in response to mounting US pressure over Tehran's nuclear programme.
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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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The U.S. military has evidence that Shiite extremists in Iraq are receiving arms and training from Iran, but it is not clear if the Iranian government is involved, a U.S. spokesman said Monday.
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Top U.S. intelligence officials told a Senate committee today that Iran is likely to develop a nuclear weapon by the early to middle part of the next decade and that security and political trends in Iraq are moving in the wrong direction, with Iraqi leaders facing nearly impossible challenges in curbing sectarian violence that has become "self-sustaining."...
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The prospect of a Shiite leader with close ties to Iran coming to power raises the brooding issue of Iran's future influence in Iraq.
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The White House can't seem to make up its mind about Iran's nuclear program
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Iraqâs ambassador to the United States backs the Petraeus plan, calls for Iran to âstop interferingâ in his countryâs affairsâand expects a continued American presence there for a long time to come.
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BAGHDAD -- When US and Iranian officials meet here today in search of ways to bring stability to Iraq, both sides will have much to ask for, much they could offer -- and only limited expectations for quick progress.
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Amid US charges of Iran's hand in Iraq's instability, some counsel caution.
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Saddam Hussein hid behind ambiguities and evasions about whether Iraq possessed illicit weapons, partly as a deterrent to Iran.