Iran says US attack unlikely due to Iraq, Afghanistan problems
The Associated Press, Tehran | Sun, 04/27/2008 8:15 PM
Iran says a U.S. attack is unlikely since Washington has been
overwhelmed by its problems Iraq and Afghanistan.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini says
it is "unlikely" that U.S. forces embroiled in Iraq and
Afghanistan would be able to invade a new country, adding it
would have unpleasant consequences for the region and the world.
Last week both Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint
Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates accused Iran
of stepping up its military support for Iraqi militias and said
that all military options to deal with the situation were on the
table.
Hosseini's remarks, which came at his weekly briefing Sunday,
also ridiculed recent U.S. accusations of Iran supplying arms to
Iraqi militias. (****)
