Hazim Shalan, Iraq’s defense minister, charged in an interview that Iran has taken over Iraqi border positions, sent spies and saboteurs into the country and infiltrated the new government — including his own ministry. Iran remains “the first enemy of Iraq,” he declared. Shalan’s comments were the clearest sign the new government is concerned that the country’s open borders are being exploited by old enemies, turning Iraq into a battleground for Middle Eastern opponents of the United States.Full Story
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