Iraq: U.S. Makes Its Case Against Iran
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The U.S. military finally held its much-anticipated briefing on Iranâs alleged involvement in Iraqâs violence. Just how strong is Washingtonâs case?
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Iran is training fighters in Iraq and helping to plan attacks there despite diplomatic pressure for change, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, while violence around the Arab state killed at least 19 people.
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is scheduled to fly to Tehran to meet with his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Pressure is growing on Iraq's government and the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush to look beyond the country's borders to bring an end to the ongoing violence.
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The United States is not planning for a war with Iran and instead is trying to stop them from contributing to the violence in Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
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On Wednesday, Iraqi interim Defense Minister Hazim al-Shaalan accused Iran and Syria afresh of supporting the insurgency against both the interim government in Baghdad and US-led occupation forces.
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The United States expects to sit down with Iran at an international conference to discuss stability in Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday. Washington and Tehran have no diplomatic relations.
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Amid US charges of Iran's hand in Iraq's instability, some counsel caution.
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Iraq will need time to build up forces sufficient to handle a potential threat from its neighbors &#151; specifically Iran &#151; even after Baghdad proves capable of overcoming the insurgency at home, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday.
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The United States urged Iran on Monday to stop supporting militias in Iraq in the most high-profile meeting between the two countries in almost 30 years that both sides later described as positive.
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By opening the door to a high-level dialogue with Iran and Syria, the United States appears to be embracing a diplomatic strategy that its critics have long said was essential to stabilize Iraq.
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The Bush administration may think  tough talk will discourage Iran's nuclear ambitions, but U.S.  policy on Iraq and North Korea has left the Islamic state  believing that only nuclear weapons can deter the possibility  of U.S. invasion, experts said on Thursday.
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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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The U.S. military accused Iran on Monday of a direct role in a sophisticated militant attack that killed five American troops in Iraq, portraying Tehran as waging a proxy war through Shiite extremists.
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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.
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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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Iraq's president turned to Iran on Monday for help to stem the bloodshed, and Iraqi officials said talks this week between President Bush and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will focus on giving Iraqis more control so U.S. forces can withdraw.
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MANAMA, Bahrain -- Iran's foreign minister delivered a blunt challenge to the United States yesterday, saying Tehran is willing to help US troops withdraw from Iraq, but only if Washington makes tough policy changes.