AP: Iran decries policy on nationals in Iraq

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Iran decries policy on nationals in Iraq

Sat Jan 27, 7:34 PM ET

TEHRAN, Iran - A top Iranian lawmaker denounced the United States on Saturday
for allowing its troops to kill or capture Iranians in Iraq whom U.S. forces believe
pose a threat.

"This is support for terrorism. It is against all recognized international treaties
to order the death of nationals of another country in a foreign land," Alaeddin
Boroujerdi, the head of Parliament's Foreign Policy and National Security
Committee, said on state television.

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Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told journalists Saturday that "bullying and
threatening" were part of the U.S. strategy in Iraq and said Iran was a "part
of resolving Iraq's problems, not a part of the problem itself."

At least eight Iranians have been detained in Iraq recently, including two diplomats
in a Dec. 21 roundup. They were interrogated and released to Iranian officials eight
days later.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070128/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_us_iraq

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