Monday, October 16, 2006
Iran, Iraq to form security working group
Security, Region
Iraq and Iran have agreed to form a working group to forge closer security and intelligence ties. Iraq's cabinet said in a statement today that an agreement had been reached by Iraqi National Security Advisor Muwaffaq al-Rubay'i and Iranian Intelligence and Security Minister Gholam Hussein Mohseni-Ejei. The United States has expressed concern over what it describes as Iran's role in fuelling violence in Iraq.
