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Iran Still Sliding Iraq Arms: US

Posted Dec 17, 07 6:41 PM CST in World 

(Newser) – Stability in Iraq may be increasing, but the flow of arms and insurgents across its border with Iran has slowed little, reports the Wall Street Journal. A Pentagon report, to be presented to Congress tomorrow, will frame Iraq's overall security in a positive light, but again call into question how much credit Iran deserves—even as the White House weighs a diplomatic approach.

Though specific attacks linked to Iranian weapons have fallen off, the Pentagon maintains that Iran continues to send rockets, mortars, missiles, and training personnel. The report isn't "arguing that Iran's behavior is getting worse, but it's also not arguing that Iran's behavior is getting better," said a US officer.

Source Wall Street Journal

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Pedestrians walks at the Iraq-Iran border crossing of Haj Omran about 160 kilometers (100 miles) north of Irbil, a city in the Kurdish controlled north 350 kilometers (217 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq,...   (Associated Press)
A US military explosives expert displays explosives used by Iraqi militants, including allegedly Iranian-made armor-penetrating roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 2, 2007. A U.S. military spokesman...   (Associated Press)
Iran is still permitting the flow of weapons and training personnel across its border with Iraq, a new Pentagon report finds.   (Shutter Stock)
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