Press TV, May 13, 2008
 US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates |
"We're being very aggressive in going after the networks in Iraq, and the individuals who are interfering or supplying weapons from Iran," said Gates Tuesday.
"We have a number of other activities under way. We take it very seriously. But at this point our activities are focused pretty exclusively inside Iraq,'' he added.
He accused the Islamic Republic of arming Iraqi insurgents and claimed it had 'awakened them (the Iraqis) to the reality of the magnitude of Iranian meddling in Iraq.'
Washington accuses Tehran of destabilizing Iraq by 'funding, training, arming and directing' Iraqi insurgents.
Tehran has rejected the allegations, stating that 'foreign interference in Middle Eastern affairs' is the main reason behind regional violence.
The Iraqi government, however, has disputed the US allegations against Iran, saying there is no evidence that suggests Tehran is stoking the sectarian violence with money, weapons and paramilitary training.
"There is no conclusive evidence," said Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh on May 4 in response to reports that a number of Iranian-made rockets were seized in raids against Iraqi fighters.
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